'File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq'
IOR/R/15/5/278
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The record is made up of 1 file (259 folios). It was created in 2 Apr 1929-31 Oct 1943. 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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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait and various Royal Air Force commanders and authorities, primarily those stationed in Iraq. The latter half of the file pertains to mainly to wartime logistical and rescue operations. Other topics include the salvaging of sunken aircraft in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and other logistical matters, such as arrangements to allow aircraft to land without airfields.
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- 1 file (259 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 last folio with 261; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-261; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- English in Latin 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/5/278
- Former external reference(s)
- 6/4
- Date(s)
- 2 Apr 1929-31 Oct 1943 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Military aviation
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- RAF, Iraq Command
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- IOR/R/15/5/278
- Title
- 'File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq'
- Pages
- 79r:80v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Ahmed al-Jaber
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/278
- Title
- 'File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq'
- Pages
- 82r:82v
- Author
- Saleh, Abdulla Mulla xx Salih, Abdulla Mulla xx Abdullah Saleh Al Mulla
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/278
- Title
- 'File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq'
- Pages
- 83r:83v
- Author
- Al Ghanim, Khalifa Ahmed
- Copyright
- ©Anonymous
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- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/278
- Title
- 'File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq'
- Pages
- 99r:99v
- Author
- Al Khalaf, Abdulla
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- IOR/R/15/5/278
- Title
- 'File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq'
- Pages
- 147r:149v
- Author
- Al Nafisi, Abdullah
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/278
- Title
- 'File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq'
- Pages
- 159r:160v
- Author
- Al Nafisi, Abdullah
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/R/15/5/278
- Title
- 'File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq'
- Pages
- 200r:200v
- Author
- Kuwait Oil Company
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
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- IOR/R/15/5/278
- Title
- 'File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:78v, 81r:81v, 84r:98v, 100r:146v, 150r:158v, 161r:199v, 201r:260v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
