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‘File 2/7 BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION’ [29r] (57/146)
The record is made up of 1 file (71 folios). It was created in 23 Aug 1942-29 Dec 1948. 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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A
D • 0 • No.C/
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Muscat.
The 25th July 1944.
Subject: tio mn on, -
Some timo in Marcn this year one Lt.-Col. Ifo’ingman,
who coiaiaanas the xlaapur Infantry in Alan, passed through
Saialah en route to Aden and said then that ho had been
told oy your Corporation in Karachi that women passengers
were not, allowed on tnis route because the Sultan had
loreidden it.
I told him that that not correct xid said I
would see what X could do to clarify the matter.
The Sultan in conversation a day or two later
assured rao that he had no objection to women travelling
; by your planes whether in uniform or in civilian clothes.
2. I see from our file that one ;ir. Ferraai from Aden
also reported in February 1944 that n6 had oeon given the
\ same reasons for not being allowed to bring his wife out
by air when ho applied to your Corporation.
3. In a letter addressed to Sir Geoffrey Prior, the
I Political Itesident inthe
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, cutea the 3rd
iuigast 1343, the Government of India say that tne Director
of Civil Aviation has informed them that your Corporation
do carry civilian women to whom priority passages have
been granted on this ran. To my knowledge, no woman
passen ,er has passed through Saialah for the last 15 months
and awre.so this statement hardly appears correct and
/ seems tc/conflict with tiw information apparently given
to the two applicants mentioned above some eight months
g*h.c. Lee, Esquire,
Assistant Hegionai Director,
British Overseas Airways Corporation,
Finlay House, Karachi.
I
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The file contains correspondence in the form of memoranda, telegrams, and letters between British Officials and representatives of British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). The correspondence is mainly related to the British Government announcing the operation of BOAC as a service of His Majesty’s Government, and that it was not to be treated as a commercial undertaking during the Second World War. The file is mainly concerned with BOAC's operations on the South Arabian Air route.
The file contains correspondence regarding BOAC’s obtaining permissions from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman in order for them to occasionally carry civilians and women passengers on the South Arabian air route; providing accommodation for women passengers at Salalah and Masirah; ground rent at Salalah; customs duty on dodge truck; and the termination of BOAC service through Salalah and Masira.
The file also contains correspondence regarding granting QANTAS Airways transit rights over Gwadar (Gwadur) and Ras Musandam Peninsula and landing rights at Masirah when required.
The main correspondents in the file 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; the Assistant 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. , Salalah; 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. , at Shiraz, Bushire and Bahrain respectively; and British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (71 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 68-72 are file notes.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 73; 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, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/6/85
- Title
- ‘File 2/7 BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 8r:11v, 14r:15v, 18r:25v, 27r:27v, 29r:30v, 32r:34v, 36r:49v, 51r:53v, 55r:60v, 63r:72v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence