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‘File 7/33 Demonstration flights over Trucial Coast by R.A.F. bombers from Air Head Quarters Iraq’ [15r] (31/38)
The record is made up of 1 file (17 folios). It was created in 28 May 1949-16 Jul 1949. 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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WlilJiu
British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Confidential; Shar jah 9
No. 718 The 13th July, 19^9.
Kenorandun,
Reference.-'^our memorandum I r o.C/S-91 dated
the 5th July 1949,
2 m On the 14th June, vhen the R.A.P. firhters
flew oyer Dubai, Sharjah and other
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
tov.ns,
the gen ral local opinion was that these planes have
ben chartered "by I t, P.II. Lerritte, llanrger, I .C.L.,
Bahrain, to carry out a reconnaissance flight over
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
areas. On the following day when the public
distinguished the Union Jacks on the aircraft their ideas
reflected to the Ruler of Dubai si ves 1 case anc. rumours
prevailed in Dubai that these aircraft have been missioned
to frighten the Rulers of
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
to stop business
of slavery, particularly when the. news came from Bur aim
that the fighters circled several tines there.
3. On the other part the people of Sharjah did
not believe that the^aircraft were British nd thought
were foreigners; until She ikh IJuhammad bin Saqr, brothe
of the Ruler of Sharjah, explained to them after h had
seen them at the a,erodrome. The rapid manoeuvre of these
aircraft which played at the low height on Shaxjah territory
m de the public minds to think that each Shaikhdom will oe
dividened to its separate boundary and th -t these aircr ft
h ve been sent to take the sketches of the areas.
4. Shaikhs Rash id b n Sai'd and Muhai mad b n Saqr ^
did not disclose any idea after they looked at the aircraft
at the aerodrome except they were in gre t surprise <bout
the mr.chines and their rapid movements in the air.
for Political Officer,
Truei 1 Coast,
Sh r. ■ ah .
■ ■ ■ ■ ■■
Confidential.
BAH-\T-I n-rsiPT. WA5
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The file’s correspondence and other papers concern a demonstration by Royal Air Force [RAF] aircraft, which took place over the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (including Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah) in June 1949. The correspondents in the file include 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. at Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay), and various RAF officials from Air Headquarters in Habbaniyah in Iraq. A report of the demonstration, written by GE Lewis, Air Staff Liaison Officer, is included in the file (folios 13-14). Proposals for a bombing demonstation outside Sharjah for October or November 1949 are also discussed by officials.
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- 1 file (17 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. Circled index numbers written using blue/red crayon can be found throughout the file, and refer to the office notes at the end of the file (folio 17).
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Foliation: foliation sequence begins on the front cover and ends on the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found 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. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1, and 1A.
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- IOR/R/15/2/293
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- ‘File 7/33 Demonstration flights over Trucial Coast by R.A.F. bombers from Air Head Quarters Iraq’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:17v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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