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Coll 5/25 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Landing ground at Bahrain; Bahrain Civil Air Agreement’ [321v] (642/1088)
The record is made up of 1 file (542 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1932-19 Dec 1945. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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of persons by sea and land, and concerning the importation into and the exportation
from Bahrein of goods by sea or land shall apply equally and respectively to the ent.iy
and departure of persons, and the importation and exportation of goods, by air.
l±' (i) If an aircraft flies in contravention of or fails to comply with these
regulations or any provision thereof, or if in or in respect of the aircraft any act is
committed which is or is deemed .to be a contravention of these regulations or any
provision thereof the pilot of the aircraft shall be deemed to have contravened these
regulations. , . , • o
(ii) If any person obstructs or impedes any authorised person m the exercise ot
his powers and duties under these regulations, such first-mentioned person shall be
deemed to have acted in contravention of these regulations.
(iii) If an y person contravenes or fails to comply with these regulations or any
provision thereof he shall be dealt with according to law.
15 The expression “ authorised person ” means any person authorised by His
Excellency the Sheikh of Bahrein.
Dated the 6th June 1934 (feafar 1353).
II. —Conditions governing the use of the Aerodrome at Muharraq.
1. Liability will not be accepted by the Sheikh or by His Majesty’s Government*
their servants or agents, for loss or damage by accident, fire, flood, tempest, explosion
or any other cause to aircraft, or for loss or damage from whatever cause arising to
goods, mails or other articles or for loss or injury from whatever cause arising to
passengers or other persons (including pilots, engineers or other personnel of aircraft)
landing at, departing from, or accommodated in or at the Muharraq aerodrome (even
if such loss, damage or injury is caused by or arises from negligence on the part of
such servants or agents).
2. The fees payable in respect of landings and accommodation are as specified in
the First Schedule hereto. Landing fees will be assessed according to the maximum
permissible weight authorised by the certificate of airworthiness of the aircraft.
3. Landing fees do not include attendance or other services. (For these see
Second Schedule below.)
4. Supplies of fuel and lubricant for aircraft at the aerodrome must be obtained
from the agents appointed to manage the aerodrome at the current rates posted up at
the aerodrome.
5. The foregoing fees and charges will be payable on demand.
6. Other services which may be required will be a matter for direct arrangement
with the aerodrome authorities.
Schedule I.—Landing Fees.
Landing fees will be assessed according to the maximum permissible weight
authorised by the Certificate of
Airworthiness.
Details of
the charges are set out
below :—
Single
Landing
Weight (as defined above)
N
not exceeding
Commercial
Private
Lbs.
£
i>. d.
£
s. d.
1,200 ..
# %
. .
0
2 6
0
2 6
1,800 ..
. .
0
5 0
0
3 6
2,200 ..
. .
0
7 0
0
5 0
3,000 ..
0
9 0
0
7 0
£
S.
d.
4,500 ..
. . 0
12
6
7,000 ..
1
0
0
10,000 ..
1
5
0
15,000 ..
1
10
0
20,000 ..
1
15
0
25,000 ..
.. 2
0
0
30,000 ..
.. 2
5
0
Over 30,000 lbs., add for each addi
tional 5,000 lbs. (or part thereof) ..
0 5 0
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The file contains correspondence related to negotiations surrounding the Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (1934) between the British Government and the Government of Bahrain, along with subsequent amendments and renewals, and issues arising from the implementation of the agreement. Occasional reference is made to similar agreements with Kuwait, Muscat, and Sharjah. It also covers the preliminary negotiations in 1933 between Imperial Airways and the Government of Bahrain, and the file contains three draft versions of this agreement: see folios 489-495, 516-518, and 533-539. The latter negotiations are superseded by negotiations for the Civil Air Agreement, following a decision to standardise civil aviation procedures across the Arab Shaikhdoms.
Issues related to Muharraq Aerodrome and the Manama Flying Boat base are also covered in the file, which includes the application of a legal definition of an aerodrome to Bahrain, and efforts to define the geographical extent of these air bases. This includes negotiations with the Government of Bahrain for the purchase of additional land round the Muharraq Airfield for the Royal Air Force (RAF), and the extension of facilities such as the pier at Manama. A sketch map produced by the Government of Bahrain in 1944 can be found on folio 133 in relation to a proposal from the British Government to acquire an area – referred to as area 'C' – adjacent to the Muharraq Aerodrome for the RAF.
A map can be found on folio 245 showing the approaches to Bahrain harbour, which is included as a result of negotiations to establish a flying boat service through Bahrain in 1937.
The Arabic language content is limited to a copy of the Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (1934), which contains both Arabic and English translations (see folios 332-348), and a few items of additional correspondence with the Shaikh of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah [Shaikh, Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah].
The main correspondents are as follows: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle, Hugh Weightman, and Charles Geoffrey Prior), the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, officials of the Air Ministry, and officials of the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. . Occasional reference is made to the Government of Bahrain via Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (542 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 543; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Title
- Coll 5/25 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Landing ground at Bahrain; Bahrain Civil Air Agreement’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:59v, 61r:69v, 72r:119v, 123r:131v, 134r:157v, 159r:201v, 203r:237v, 241r:244v, 246r:247v, 250r:278v, 283r:300v, 302r:319v, 321r:325v, 327r:328v, 330r:348v, 350r:359v, 361r:375v, 377r:439v, 444r:458v, 462r:468v, 473r:488v, 496r:515v, 519r:530v, 540r:543v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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