'File 6/1 II Aviation - Imperial Airways'
IOR/R/15/5/274
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The record is made up of 1 file (76 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1934-7 Sep 1944. 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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This file contains correspondence regarding the Imperial Airways air route through the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Most of the papers relate to discussions on constructing an aerodrome in Kuwait to provide shelter for planes during storms. Other papers discuss the provision of shelter and safe storage for cargo and mail in Kuwait in transit to other stations on the route.
The file includes an architectural drawing of the aerodrome, at folio 7.
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- 1 file (76 folios)
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- 2 imagesRef: IOR/R/15/5/274, f 7
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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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 79; 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 66-77; these numbers are also written in pencil and crayon, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.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
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- Archival file
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/5/274
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- 6/1 II
- Date(s)
- 31 Jul 1934-7 Sep 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Persian Gulf
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- Imperial Airways
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/274
- Title
- 'File 6/1 II Aviation - Imperial Airways'
- Pages
- 4r:8v, 12r:12v, 22r:23v, 25r:27v, 29r:29v, 39r:40v, 46r:53v, 55r:55v, 66r:66v, 71r:71v
- Author
- Imperial Airways
- Copyright
- ©British Airways
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/274
- Title
- 'File 6/1 II Aviation - Imperial Airways'
- Pages
- 19r:19v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Ahmed al-Jaber
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/274
- Title
- 'File 6/1 II Aviation - Imperial Airways'
- Pages
- 63r:63v, 65r:65v
- Author
- Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited
- Copyright
- ©Inchcape plc
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/274
- Title
- 'File 6/1 II Aviation - Imperial Airways'
- Pages
- 76r:76v
- Author
- British Overseas Airways Corporation (xx BOAC)
- Copyright
- ©British Airways
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/274, f 7
- Title
- 'Plan of Aircraft Hangar'
- Pages
- 7r:7v
- Author
- Imperial Airways
- Copyright
- ©British Airways
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/274
- Title
- 'File 6/1 II Aviation - Imperial Airways'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 9r:11v, 13r:18v, 20r:21v, 24r:24v, 28r:28v, 30r:38v, 41r:45v, 51ar:51av, 54r:54v, 56r:62v, 64r:64v, 67r:70v, 72r:75v, 77r:78v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence