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'File 7/4 Aviation and Air Force Matters' [119r] (246/506)
The record is made up of 1 volume (248 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1926-24 Dec 1931. 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.
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ANGLO-PERSIAN OIL COMPANY. LTD
ABADAN.
10 .2122/3
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, august 22.. 192a.
His Britannic Majesty's
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.
,
■ BAHRE IN.
Sir,
R. A. GULF SUPPLIES t
We beg to bring to your notice that we have received
a communication from our Bahrein Agent, Khan Sahib Yusuf bin
Ahmed K^noQ,C.I.jI. , in which he complains of the
action of the Officer Commanding 203(2.3. ) Squadron M.A.F. and
the crew of the Flying Boat which visited Bahrein on the 13th
instant. He states
(l) txiat y/ing Commander Howe was discourteous to the
t0 the Kfrs-n Sahib in his office and to the Khan Sahib r s
employees on the beach.
U) That two Officers assaulted a taxi driver engaged for them.
(3) That two Officers complained to the Khan Sahib in his Office
and in a somewhat discourteous manner, that the labour asked
for was not available, when in fact it was standing by the
plane.
(4) That two other ranks of the crew- compelled a taxi driver
specially engaged for their service to carry more than the
regulation number of passengers, in consequence of which he
lost his license.
(5) That the two Officers referred to above complained that the
taxi drivers supplied did not possess a sufficient knowledge
of English.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bushire, Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat; officials in the 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. and the Government of India; the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies; officials of the Air Ministry, London; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, the Adviser to the Bahrain Government; RAF (Royal Air Force) officials at the Iraq Command; the High Commissioner of Iraq at Baghdad; the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and members of No. 203 Squadron RAF.
The correspondence concerns the establishment of an air route along the Arabian littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; seaplane reconnaisance missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. carried out by No. 203 Squadron RAF; the construction of landing grounds, seaplane anchorages and refuelling stations at various locations along the Arabian littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including Kuwait, al-Ḥasā’, Bahrain, Qatar, Ṣīr Banī Yās, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwayn, Ra's al-Khaymah, Muscat and Maṣīrah island.
Also included within these papers are:
- Sketch map of northern Bahrain depicting Manamah and Sitrah Island (f. 85);
- Notes by the Air Staff on the Regulations of Air Control in Undeveloped Countries, dated 21 November 1928 (f. 65);
- Plan Showing Landing Ground in Bahrein (f. 108B);
- Details of Air Chief Marshal Sir William Geoffrey Hanson Salmond's 1929 air journey to India;
- Details of Under-Secretary of State for Air Sir Philip Sassoon's 1931-32 air journey to India.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (248 folios)
- Arrangement
This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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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/15/2/119
- Title
- 'File 7/4 Aviation and Air Force Matters'
- Pages
- 119r:121r
- Author
- Mylles, Charles Clark
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