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'File 21/4 Aerodrome at Bahrein [Bahrain] and Royal Air Force Landing Ground' [49r] (97/544)
The record is made up of 1 file (271 folios). It was created in 20 Aug 1927-26 Jul 1939. 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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for the sum of Rs 15,000/-, for this amount,
the space between the Quarantine building and the
sea-shore is included and also the right to cons
truct any necessary piers or jetties into the sea
to a distance of 300 feet from high water line.
It will be arranged that a free water supply,
one two inch pipe, shall be available into the
Quarantine compound, as long as the neighbouring
artesian well, which is privately owned, gives
its present supply.
6. Arrangements for anchoring the flying
boats are being made by Messrs. The Mesopotamia
Persia Corporation, Ltd.; the Bahrain Government
will supply some old cannon as weights.
7. H. E. Shaikh Hamad is willing to
accept the proposed rent of £ 120/- per annum, for
the landing ground presuming that the B.A.E, will
accept his price for the Quarantine Station.
8. It is noted that the lease is required
for ten years with option of a further period.
9. n. n. Shaikh Hamad recprets that he
cannot consider permanently closing or changing
tae site of the main road which crosses the aero
drome, irom a to S, from Manama to Omm-al-Hassam.
On arrival of aeroplanes the road can be closed
by tne Government, where and when it is considered
necessary by the B.A.F. authorities.
10. I enclose a rough draft of the
suggested lease.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your Obedient Servant.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the Royal Air Force (RAF) aerodrome and landing ground at Manama and Muharraq, respectively. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the Office of the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Air Officer Commanding and the Chief Engineer at Iraq Command, Hinaidi, Iraq.
The papers cover several matters connected to the permissions and payments for the rent, construction, maintenance, and improvement of the airfields, as well as negotiations with the Government of Bahrain over the lease of land and the purchase of buildings. The final signed agreement for the lease of land is on folios 109-112.
Specific matters covered by the file include:
- the need to use the quarantine station following an outbreak of plague in Basrah;
- the clearance of reed huts from land surrounding the aerodrome in Manama;
- the construction of a protective sea wall at the landing ground in Muharraq, and the dispute over an unauthorised diversion.
There are a number of plans included in the file:
- plan showing the landing ground in Manama (folio 20);
- an updated version of the above plan (folio 39);
- plan showing RAF land around the landing site in Manama (folio 228);
- plan of landing ground in Muharraq, showing proposed sea wall (folio 245).
Folios 262-72 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (271 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 272; 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 4-261; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1676
- Title
- 'File 21/4 Aerodrome at Bahrein [Bahrain] and Royal Air Force Landing Ground'
- Pages
- 4r:4v, 6r:6v, 9r:11v, 13r:13v, 16r:20v, 22r:22v, 25r:25v, 27r:27v, 29r:32v, 39r:39v, 44r:44v, 48r:49v, 62r:62v, 66r:66v, 82r:82v, 87r:87v, 94r:94v, 97r:97v, 102r:102v, 114r:114v, 120r:121v, 130r:131v, 133r:133v, 138r:138v, 148r:148v, 157r:158v, 162r:163v, 170r:171v, 181r:182v, 191r:192v, 206r:206v, 219r:220v, 239r:241v, 253r:253v, 260r:260v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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