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‘File 7/5 Proposal to base R.A.F. squadron in Bahrain’ [9r] (19/224)
The record is made up of 1 file (109 folios). It was created in 27 Jun 1935-29 Nov 1943. 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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P. Z. 8577/35.
S.27525/S.6.
AIR MINISTRY,
LOIIDON, W.C. 2.
SECRET
28th Novei i'ber, 1935-
Sir,
I am cornmanded "by the Air Council to refoi? -Q
Mr. Clauson T g letter to Group Captain Peclc (P. S. 50^:/ 7 /^5 -
dated 2nd August, 1935) enclosing copies of correspondence
"between the Honourable 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 Gull' and the Senior Air Staff Of - icer, Air
Headquarters, Iraq., on the subject of the possible location
of a detachment of the Royal Air Force in Bahrain.
For some tine, the Air Council have had under
consideration the advisahility of locating in Bahrain a
detachment of No. 203 Squadron which is normally stationed at
Basrah, hut which in the present emergency has heen
temporarily transferred to Aden. The responsioilities of
the Royal Air Force in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
are increasing
and a detachment at Bahrain would he much more centrally
situated and enable the duties of the Royal Air rorce in
that area to he carried out in a more economical manner.
At present the U-OO miles' flight from Basrah '.o Bahrcti^i
leads to delay in the arrival of the aircraft in the event
of any emergency arising along the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, and
involves in any event considerable waste of valuable
flying time. The recent Agreement concluded witn the
Sheikh of Qatar renders it particularly desirable that
the Royal Air Force should be in a position to visit Qatar
at frequent intervals and be suitably disposed to come
immediately to his assistance in an emergency.
The Under-Secretary of State,
Political Department,
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.
, S.W.I.
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The file contains correspondence and blueprint plans, related to the acquisition of land at Muharraq for the establishment of a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Bahrain. The plan to establish an RAF squadron at Bahrain was precipitated by the relocation of Squadron 203 from Basra to Aden, with Bahrain identified as a practical central base for the protection of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondence discusses: plans to expand the existing aerodrome at Muharraq; questions over whether customs should be paid by the RAF in Bahrain, as charged by the Bahrain Government; the proximity of property owned by Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah to the site proposed for acquisition; the cost of the acquisition of land; and arrangements for the construction of the RAF base. Enclosed in the file are three blueprint maps showing the proposed areas for acquisition and development at Muharraq, in relation to local properties and villages (folios 104a-106).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (109 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of the file have been arranged in approximately chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the rear. There is a set of office notes towards the end of the file (folios 87-103), which mirror the chronological arrangement. Three fold-out maps have been placed at the end of the file (folios 104a-06). Circled index numbers in red crayon and ink can be found throughout the file, and refer to the office notes.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence begins on the front cover and ends on the back cover; 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; 16, 16a, 16b, and 104a.
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- ‘File 7/5 Proposal to base R.A.F. squadron in Bahrain’
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:16v, 16ar:16bv, 17r:27v, 30r:33v, 35r:41v, 42v, 43v, 45r:69v, 71r:73v, 75r:77v, 79r:81v, 82v, 84r:104v, 106ar:106av, back-i, back
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