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'File 2/40 IV. AIR FACILITIES. (Air Agreement)' [‎10r] (19/42)

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The record is made up of 1 file (19 folios). It was created in 8 Aug 1947-24 Dec 1950. 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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CONFI PI ENT IAL.
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Headquar ter s,
British Forces,
Aden.
21 st June 19 50 .
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MUSCAT AIR AGREMEl?r>
It is desired to refer to the Muscat Air /
Agreement, in particular this Headquar ter s letter Aden/ 5539 /or g.
dated 8 th Aug. 1947, a copy of which is attached, in which
it was requested that you obtained the approval of His Highness
The Sultan for sites at Masirah and Salalah for use as cemeteries*
No record is held at this Headquarters of an answer
having been given to this request. Furthermore, a copy of the
Muscat Civil Air Agreement of 1947 held at this Headquar ter s,
lists only paras* 1 to 1 7 in the agreement, and paras 1 to 8
in the General Conditions laid down by the Sultan to govern the
use of aerodromes within his territory. Although paras 5 and
6 of the General Conditions states that no new building or other
obstruction shall be erected on an aerodrome without the autho
rity of the Sultan, no mention is made of objections to a
cemetery site* in this connection it is desired to point out
that in the agreement between His Majesty’s Government and the
Sultan of Makulla, the sultan of Makulla raised no objection
to the provision of a small cemetery at Riyan airfield, inside
the airfield boundary.
3. It would therefore be greatly appreciated if you
could obtain the permission of the Sultan for a site for
cemeteries within the airfield boundaries at Masirah and Salalah,
and if at the same time an up-to-date copy of the Muscat Air
Agreement could be forwarded to thi s Headquar ter s for check
and confirmation.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters that are related to the following: the use and control of the airfields in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Royal Air Force (RAF) obtaining permission from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for the use of certain areas in Salalah, Dhofar and Masirah as cemetery sites; and the amendment to the Muscat Civil Air Agreement of 1947 in regard to the safeguarding of airfields approaches at Salalah and Masirah.

The main correspondents in the file are: the Foreign Office, London; 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. , Muscat; 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. , Bahrain; and the RAF Headquarters, British Forces, Aden.

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1 file (19 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear 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 21; 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. A previous foliation sequence between ff 4-20, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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