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‘File 7/5 Proposal to base R.A.F. squadron in Bahrain’ [35r] (75/224)
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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Wiii you please refer uo your Lxprees Letter llo.601-£,
drted the 17th Kovembtr iy38, on the above subject.
-• The will WcMit more iana in Ifeiharraq adjoining
their present aerocironiti in order to construct quarters, v/ork-
shops^ hangars, etcetera* Colonel Clarke, Chief Engineer,
Eabbinlyeii, caae do«n here a short ti»t ago in order to mUce
a pzellainary selec&ion of the area zo be acquired for this
purpose* He picked a strip to the east of the aerodrome
about 864 ieet by 4100 feet, vdiich is marked A in the attachec
very rough ^skel-ch* liie difficulty here is "Chat this brings
the H.ii.F# boundary to within 400 f-et of Shaikh Abdullah bin
'Isa^ house and includes a small ^seaside house" which he has
already built* I should anticipate therefore that Shaikh
Abdullah would object very strongly, for he would lose his
small house and all the tuiUF* buildings would be on this add
itional strip, right up against his big house.
3* O j . course no official communication has yet been receiv
ed, aad x presume chat In due course instructions yrill come
froa. the Secretary of State to acquire the additional land
required; but at this stage it is desirable to make a prelimin*-
ary selection of the most appropriate area. For the reasons
stated above the area A is not suitable, for it is obviously
undesirable that H.A.F. expansion in Bahrain should result in
giving oifence to 'bout the most important m^n in the place.
TiiC R.A• F. buildings cannot be located either to the north or
south of their presenc land, since the prevailing wind here is
north/
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The Honourable I»leut.-Colonel
Sir Trenchard Fowle, ^
Political Hesident j
BUSHIRi.
C.B.E.,
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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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).
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- 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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