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File 351/1926 ‘Arabia: Nejd: Employment of British airmen by Ibn Saud Hejazi Air Force’ [608r] (1226/1416)
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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for J«i;ah.
h , iOvasn vatu • 111 in •diltton pay on boh&If of tta*
fi-Ployw p««d«. of up to, but not nor* than,
insur.no* company to b* Mooted by th. •ncloya* .pproT.d
-7 5ovamr«nt, in r*sp*ct of a poraonal flying accident
insurance policy. The first premium win be paid not less than
15 lays before th* employee leave* Sngland for Jeddah, and sub
sequent premiums will be paid as they mi due. The employee
or hie representative shall h.v. no claim against th* Government
in respect of any personal aying accident covered by the policy,
6 . The (Joveromant will grant th* Employee leave of absence on
r -1 »y et the rate of six weeks in eecb year with th* option
of accumulating auch leave.
V. In the ees* of sickness the Government will grant the
2prpiay0& njli pa * r to * period of two months in any one year.
8 . In the event of the outbreak of «ar between the Kingdom
of ilejas, sejd and its de pen den cl#* and a foreign country. Great
Britain remaining neutral, the Employee shall either
(a) volunteer in th* Hejaa Sejd Army and work therein or
(b) lemedlately resign and be rsleased from his employsmnt
under this agreement.
I S, In the event of Internal disturbance the Employee will, as
in normal course, perform such effective service as th* Ooveroraeitt
may require.
10. The working hour# of the Employee will b* seven hours e day
it being understood that the normal European practice in Jeddah
with regard to hours of rest shall ba observed. The Employee
ill however be entitled to on* day 1 * holiday a week ( to the
official holiday# of the Govern rent of which he is a subject
itfid to thoa« of tho liejaz 3ov«m»aent#
11 . Communications relating to his official duties should only
be addressed by the Employee to an authority to be appointed by
the Oovernfflent.
18• Tim Employ** undertakes to forward to th* authority
appoint* d/
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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