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‘File 7/10 Mishaps to R.A.F. aircraft’ [2r] (5/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (96 folios). It was created in 2 Oct 1940-14 May 1946. 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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sy
Cofy.
Confidential.
N o. D • 4 571-W/40*
From - The Under Secretary to the GoYemment of India
in the External Affairs Department,
To - His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Nepal*
The Hon'ble the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
#
His Britannic Majesty 1 s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary at the Court of Afghanistan#
His Britannic Majesty's Consul General in the French
Establishments and the Portuguese Possessions in
India, jeondicherry.
Dated Simla, the 2nd October, 1940.
Movements of Military aircraft #
Sir,
i am directed to forward for information and guidance if
occasion arises a copy
Letter from the Government of mdiaj T of the communication
External Affairs Department, ^o.D.457l-) noted in the margin.
W/40, dated the 2nd October 1940.
i have the honour to be.
Sir,
iour most obedient servant,
sd. R.K.M.Saker.
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
Confidential#
iio •D.457 i-W/40 #
From - The Under Secretary to the Government of mdia in the
External Affairs Department,
To - The Chief Secretary to the Government of the North West
Frontier Province, Nathiagali.
The Hon'ble the Agent to the Governor General, Resident
and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan, Ziarat .
Dated Simla, the 2nd October 1940.
Movements of ^i litany aircraft #
Sir,
i am directed to say that a case has recently occurred in which
information in regard to the movement of a military aircraft was
communicated through an en clair telegram. During war-time it is
essential to maintain complete secrecy in regard to the intended
movements of military aircraft in order to avoid the danger of
compromising certain codes and cyphers of the Royal Air Force and to
ensure that no information which is likely to assist the enemy comes
to his knowledge.
2. For the reasons given above i am to request that no information
pertaining to the movements, etc.of military aircraft should be
communicated en clair to any authority in or outside inaia. if
there is no objectfon, the position may kindly be explained to all
officers subordinate to you#
i have the honour to be.
Sir,
xour most obedient servant,
sd. R.X.M.Saker.
Under Secretary to the Government of India.
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- Content
The letters, telegrams and other papers in the file relate to various forced landings or crashes of Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft, as well as other incidents involving the RAF, in and around the Gulf, during and immediately after the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the file are 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 Bahrain, the Political Officer on the Trucial coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (both posts being occupied by numerous incumbents), and a number of RAF officials.
The key events and topics discussed in the file are: reports of a crashed Blenheim aircraft near Dohah [Doha] in December 1941; reports of a missing Boston aircraft in May 1942, and the subsequent discovery of it having made a forced landing on the Persian coast while skirting prohibited airspace above Bahrain; reports of a crashed Bisley aircraft near Sharjah in March 1943; the recovery of aircrews and salvage of aeroplanes; the treatment of aircrews by local inhabitants, including payments to guards requested to protect crash sites; and an incident in February 1942 in which a man was accidentally killed at the bombing range at Sharjah.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (96 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end. The office notes at the end of the file (folios 93-98) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The file is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers written in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The following foliation anomalies occur: 1, 1A.
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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/15/2/275
- Title
- ‘File 7/10 Mishaps to R.A.F. aircraft’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:9v, 11r:16v, 17v:18v, 20r:21v, 23r:64v, 65v:80v, 81v:84v, 85v:86v, 87v:89v, 90v:98v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence