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‘File 7/1 III R.A.F. air bases – Muharraq’ [4r] (7/38)
The record is made up of 1 file (18 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1944-28 Sep 1950. 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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No. C/345.
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Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain, the 10th March, 1946.
From
To
Major T. Hickinbotham, C.I.E., O.B.E.,
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.
, Bahrain.
Jhe Adviser to the Government of Bahrain,
Bahrain,
Sir
S <
tfith referoice to your meaoranduin i O.'73-12
dated 9th February, 1041, and our wore recent ais-
cussions on the subject of the lease of a section
of the present la uiing groimd at Kuharraq, I have
the nonour to sta^e tlial. it Las now been decid ed
to pure lase the area «C f from the Bahrair Gover -
Kent. I shall he grateful if you will inform me
the price of tnis area of land.
1
2.
I am requesting the Royal Air i^'orce go
undertaice the work of defining area 'c' ^ ana I
shall be grateful if you will afford them all
possible assistance.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
7c
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Political. Age:, Bahrain.
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The file’s contents are related to the acquisition by the RAF of a plot of land in between the existing RAF and civil aerodromes on Muharraq island. The principle correspondents in the file are the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, and 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 during 1945, Cornelius James Pelly.
Belgrave’s original proposal for the Bahrain Government to sell or lease the land in question (marked as plot C on Belgrave’s hand-drawn map, folio 3) was met favourably by the British Government. Plans for the acquisition proceeded, until it became clear that Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah did not want to sell or lease the land (folio 7), causing some confusion before Shaikh Salmān eventually opted to make a gift the land to the RAF A map of the area, showing RAF property, land leased for civil aviation purposes, and the new plot of land gifted to the RAF by Shaikh Salmān, is on folio 17. Five years after the transfer, officials at Air Headquarters requested copies of the title deeds of the land from 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. . Their request is enclosed in the file, accompanied by a map of Muharraq (folio 15) showing the plots of land owned by the RAF and civilian air authorities. A key to the map (folio 13) is also included.
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- 1 file (18 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of the file are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front to the latest at the rear.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The main foliation sequence starts on the front cover and ends on the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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. A second incomplete foliation sequence with significant gaps is also present between ff. 2-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Folios 15 and 17 are fold-outs.
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- front,front-i,4r:5v,8r:8v,10r:14v,16r:16v,18r,18r,back-i,back
- Pages
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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