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'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation' [42r] (83/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 28 Aug 1947-9 May 1949. 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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(^) stalls of RAF Marine CraJPt available for
Rescue; ^location of the sc marino craft and.
availability » ~ — ’
Nil
(g) Details of facilit ies available from other
organisatio ns ~such ae, the Navy/ ‘Arny, Police
ancl other Governments/ ^
Ground Search available through the Army, Sudan
Defence Faroe, Sudan Police, District Commissio
ners and Sudan Railways.
Control Centrc tEgypt T (Fayid) in co-operation
with Air Operations
Levant
A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
,
(b) Area C overed witliin the region controlled
by ATCC Egypt (Fayid).
( G ) l^ypes of air or aft available for sca roh, location
and availability. —
Lancasters at Ein Shcmcr, on request.
Rqscue Equipment carried - 1 Airborne lifeboat
Mk",IIA, 2 sets of Apparatus Sea Rescue IVpc "A”
Hk.H (Lindholrae)
( G ) Details of RAF Land Rescue Teams.
location of thesc"lnnri no c raft and avallafeillty,
1 Target towing (Ex. A.S.R.) Launch No.260^
at Haifa, on request. Available at 4 hours
Local Liaison with Royal Navy at Haifa. Palestine
Police^ launches available. Land Rescue assistance
available from British Amy,
Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
Frontier
Force, Palestine Police, and Arab Legion. This
assistance is obtainable through Operations Room
A#H.Q.,
Levant
A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
.
7* A.H.Q., IEVANT .
( a ) Rescue Co-ordination Centro - Air * Traffic
Nil.
( f ) Details of RAF Marine Craft available fo r rescue.
notice.
(H.W. BENNETT')
PLIGHT LISUTENiOT
Senior Air Staf Officer,
Royal Air Faroe, MED/fa.E
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This file contains papers relating to the organisation of rescue operations coordinated by the British naval, air force, and army stations, primarily in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions. The papers list various military stations and bases alongside the area coordinates for which respective military stations are responsible.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (98 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 100; 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 2-98; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/292
- Title
- 'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:99v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence