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Coll 5/68 ‘Air route to India: Air facilities on the Arab Coast; Security of the Air Route; emergency landing arrangements’ [47r] (98/113)
The record is made up of 1 file (55 folios). It was created in 17 Jun 1939-11 Mar 1940. 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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Airways and Royal Air Force Valencia aircraft he doubted
whether it would be safe for Blenheims, and that it was essential
that Sharjah aerodrome should be available by the 16th July when
Blenheims were due to refuel en route to India* there are
circumstances, e*g. a major crisis in the Far 2ast or in the
Horth West Frontier of India, in which it might be essential
for Blenheims, or similar craft, to refuel at Sharjah without
any delay and their passage mi#it coincide with a local ci-isis
similar to that which has just occurred* The present crisis
has been successfully dealt with by peaceful means, but this
has naturally taken time, and in case of urgency time might
not permit for this method of procedure# To meet this
eventuality therefore I suggest that the Resident should be
given discretion to request the Air Officer Commanding and
the Senior flaval Officer to use punitive measures,i.e. bombing
and bombardment* These measures would be directed agains
any Shaikh otiose action rendered the use of any aerodrome
unsafe for the use of aircraft# It is needless to say that
before such measures would actually be put into force the
Shaikh in question would receive due warning# It is also very
probable that the mere threat of such punitive action would be
a sufficient deterrent, but it is In sor opinion essential that
the Resident should have the powers at his disposal#
5 * It is only too obvious that the strength of an air
route, like that of a chain, is that of its weakest link. It
seems to me essential therefore that the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
link
should be strengthened as soon as passible by the provision
of alternative alighting areas suitable for every type of
/ aircraft
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The file contains correspondence related to the security of the Arab Coast Air Route, used by both Imperial Airways and the Royal Air Force (RAF). The majority of the file is devoted to proposals made by Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle, 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. , in his letter dated 28 June 1939: see folios 44-50. His proposals can be summarised as follows:
- Alternative landing facilities should be established for use in the event of civil disturbances at Sharjah and Dibai [Dubai].
- 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. should be given the discretion – in the event he is unable to consult the home government – to use force against ‘troublesome Shaikhs’ that threaten the continued operation of the Air Route.
There is also a small amount of discussion in the file around the possibility of negotiating a fresh agreement with the Shaikh of Ra's al-Khaymah for the provision of air facilities.
The main correspondents in the file 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. (Charles Geoffrey Prior), officials of the Air Ministry, officials of the Foreign Office, 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. (J P Gibson and Roland Tennyson Peel). The Admiralty is also consulted over the Resident's proposals.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (55 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 commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 56; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2030
- Title
- Coll 5/68 ‘Air route to India: Air facilities on the Arab Coast; Security of the Air Route; emergency landing arrangements’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:56v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence