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Coll 29/77 'Appointment of an RAF Liaison Officer for the Persian Gulf, with headquarters at Bahrain' [‎27r] (53/58)

The record is made up of 1 file (27 folios). It was created in 9 Aug 1929-27 Feb 1937. 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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The Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ,
Bushire, 9th August 1929.
Bear Burnett,
Please refer to your demi-official letter
No.1/8/34 of 11th July.
I do not think it necessary to detail a Royal
Air i<orce oiiicer to Bahrain or other place in the Gulf for
the objects you mention. The local arrangements with regard to
petrol and oil supplies for the flying boats can easily be made
by Mespers in Bahrain, Xuwait or Muscat and by the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent*s man on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
Could not the coastal reconnaissance survey be
made by Howe during his flights? The more he makes of these
the better, as the Arabs will come to regard them as a normal
feature of existence on the coast like the visits of the
Britisn. India mail and Royal Navy ships.
I think a liaison officer is hardly necessary at
present. As far as the Shaikhs are concerned it will only
complicate masters. It is better for them to look to one British
officer rather than to confuse them with two or three separate
and independent authorities. Even at present we have the Senior
Naval Officer reporting direct to the Admiralty.
On the whole the system has worked better
than might have been expected as the Senior Naval Officer is
always an officer of experience, who is careful to work in Y*ith
the Political authorities.
There have however been occasional difficult
situations in the past. If such have occurred when the Senior
Naval Officer is a senior Captain of the Navy, there are likely
to be serious clashes if you depute a Flight-Lieutenant or
squadron Leader as your liaison officer. I doubt if the nature

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The file concerns the proposed appointment of a Royal Air Force (RAF) Liaison Officer for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , with headquarters at Bahrain, 1935-1937.

The file is composed of correspondence between the Air Ministry, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Air Headquarters for the British Forces in Iraq.

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1 file (27 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 29; these numbers are written in pencil 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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