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'File 2/10 1 II. AVIATION. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (1) Reconnaissance of Basrah, Aden, Muscat, Masirah, Murbat, Sauqrah Bay Etc. AIR ROUTE.' [42r] (94/474)
The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1926-22 Dec 1931. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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2 .
2 . Major Murphy informed me that 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.
re^uirec. that all details of the journey and any dealings with
local oheikhs should be made by Mr Thomas, I therefore
accepted Rs 10^000 (Ten thousand) on signature from the
Masqat treasury, and am leaving half this sum aboard""LUPIN”
in safe custody* and shall hold or dispose of the remainder
as and when Mr Thomas directs, in connection with the
expenses on the desert crossing,
3. Pull report of the arrangements made by Mr Thomas for
the desert crossing will be submitted in due course. He
anticipates that the party will reach ABU BHABI on the
sixteenth day after leaving SOHAR.
t n A 7 ATw?°! lti0n A : pr33ent i3 that two of the minor Sheikhs
o, BARA. MI haire arrived at SOHAR and the arrivai of the
thr-o^r 3 ^ 1 ^ 53 f' ait9<J * Tt 13 h0 ? efi t 0 arrange for
t,. .ormar to agree to accompany the party with an escort of
ten men each, and the latter with twenty men. All arrangements
( "av L aP0 com P :Le te »nd the party will start on the
day following the arrival of the paramount sheikh, provided
that he agreeable to this. ’ - ro ' rlQec ‘
lift "IT™' "i 11 P r ° oeeii to Hanjam as soon as the party have
return - u ^ to B.I.Mail steamer for
return to Masqat. "LUPIN" will then oil to full caoacitv Ls
proceed to ABU DHABI to await arrival of party I hav!
been informed by Commander "LUPIN" that the Political
Resident has sent the shallow draft- ' olitioal
to SIRJB3NIJYAZ island wUh a coal
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
^for^ J ° HN
roconnat ssancos for emergency landing grounds^lon^
south coast. The PoU-m^t 1 • , S grounds along the
the opinion to P /0 Swi^L^when Jhe l^tt hOW0 ^ er > pressed
that he considered that the heat luld ha" W r ^ BU3hir8
excessive for the c.irrvinr* 4 - x . W3u1q hav ' e become too
after reaching ABU BHABI ° U ° further reoonnaisaanees
■the orders of Commander "LUPTN” <5 m n n
are to disembark R.A.P.Ofnoers at BAKRs^N^isr anb 31 " 3 ^ 4 " ° Ulf
should return by mail steamer r t, rt jJN ISLAND, whence wc
3.N.O. to authort“ "LSlTtlkiL u^/lf hi,a t0 re ^ 9at
disembarking us at Bushir!. XuliZl l T J 3 ^ 13
Major Murphy that I am not to carry out w rec haa , aienaUed
in the QATTAR peninsula or at QRAN Isi AMnn^T 33anCe3
urthar. He has also stated that he wished tt/h 8 notif ' ie3 1118
r -——-
desert orossinTfor transmission to^h^Poim^ ° n the
P. Between SOHAR and ABU BHABI I ^
•^r^no, t0 tta'fouX po«u" r * 0 “ 1,0t
° positions as may be:.
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The volume contains correspondence related to the Air Staff Intelligence, Air Headquarters, Baghdad’s request for information to be obtained from Muscat regarding the possible establishment of a subsidiary air route from Iraq to India via the Arabian side of the Gulf. The required information was concerning the straight line Mirfah-Biraimi-Khaburah. Arrangements were made for some Royal Air Force (RAF) representatives to visit the region accompanied by a doctor, and Bertram Sidney Thomas, Financial Advisor to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
The correspondence contains information on the estimates of the cost of the journey including hire of camels; cost of feeding men and camels; presents to be given to the Shaikhs; wages and foodstuffs, coffee etc.
Letters were sent to various Shaikhs and Walis in Sohar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Baraimi [Buraimi] and other regions, asking them to assist the Royal Air Officers while conducting their work. The correspondence contains letters of certain Shaikhs such as Shaikh Salim bin Diyin [Dayyin] Al-Ka‘bi and Shaikh ‘Isa bin Salih Al-Ḥārithī [Al Harthi] negotiating the terms for them to accept the RAF work to take place. It also contains reports about the troubles made by some of the Bedouin tribes.
Bertram Sidney Thomas reported on his observation on the proposed seaplane flight along the south Arabian coast. He also sent a report (ff 82- 130) to the Sultan and 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. on the proceedings of the RAF Trans-Oman Expedition which he conducted from Sohar to Sharjah between 12 May and 3 June 1927. The report is in two parts covering the following: preliminary situation; itinerary of expedition; description of country passed through; tribal situation and Ibn Saud; personalities; tribal considerations and the air route.
The volume also includes correspondence with the Sultan of Socotra regarding the construction of landing ground in his territory near Qishn. It also includes correspondence about the Air Ministry’s interest in extending the reconnaissance to establish landing grounds along the southern coast of Arabia.
Among other correspondents in the volume are: 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; Muscat and Oman, Council of Ministers; and C Hilton Keith, Squadron Leader RAF, Sohar.
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- 1 volume (233 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 229; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 2/10 1 II. AVIATION. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (1) Reconnaissance of Basrah, Aden, Muscat, Masirah, Murbat, Sauqrah Bay Etc. AIR ROUTE.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:27v, 29r:48v, 52r:57v, 60r:65v, 70r:71v, 74r:77v, 131r:134v, 136r:140v, 144r:144v, 149r:162v, 167r:173v, 175r:177v, 181r:184v, 188r:203v, 207r:219r, 220r:228v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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