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File 351/1926 ‘Arabia: Nejd: Employment of British airmen by Ibn Saud Hejazi Air Force’ [501r] (1012/1416)
The record is made up of 1 volume (700 folios). It was created in 25 Jan 1926-18 Jul 1931. 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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NO DISTRIBUTION.
Code 'belegraEi to LIr. Bond (Jeddah).
Foreign Office. 27th August, 1929. 6.50 p.m.
No. 88. (R).
My telegram No. 86 (of August 24th. Contracts
for British aviators for the Hejaz.)
It is desirable to reach early decision as to
method of arranging for signature of contracts and
of making necessary advance payments to personnel.
Unless you see serious objection you should suggest
following procedure to Kejazlgovernment and report
their reply by telegram.
Contracts in final agreed form to be signed
here by personnel, and then either (a) to be sent
by first available bag to you for signature by
/Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs or other properly
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accredited Hedjasi representative, or (b) to be
signed by Sheikh Hafiz Wahba here, in which case
however it would be necessary to be assured that
Sheikh has full and formal authority to bind his
government by a telegram addressed to the Sheikh
himself from the Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs
confirmed by an official note addressed to you, the
receipt of which you would report by telegraph.
Payments to be made in advance include (a) first
month's pay, (b) outfit allowances, (c) passage
money and (d) first year's extraordinary allowances
for insurance premiums. They would amount to total
sum
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The volume contains correspondence, mainly Foreign Office despatches received from Jedda, relating to the creation of the Hejaz Air Force by Ibn Saud, with the assistance of the British Government and British air personnel. The main correspondents are the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Government of Hejaz and Nejd, the British Representative at Jedda and the Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office, London. The topics discussed include the selection of air bases, the purchase and supply of aircraft, bombs, machine guns, parts, stores, fuel and wireless telegraphy, the recruitment of airmen and the drafting of their employment contracts, national markings for the Hejaz aircraft and the prohibition against non-Muslim pilots from flying over the Holy Places of Islam at Mecca and Medina.
The volume includes two dividers which give the subject number, the year the file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (700 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front 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 700; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 263-699; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- Title
- File 351/1926 ‘Arabia: Nejd: Employment of British airmen by Ibn Saud Hejazi Air Force’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:30v, 34r:85v, 88r:95v, 99r:99v, 102r:120v, 123r:291v, 293r:308v, 310r:361v, 363r:395v, 397r:459v, 462r:480v, 483r:489v, 493r:700v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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