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‘File 7/5 Proposal to base R.A.F. squadron in Bahrain’ [70r] (145/224)
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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7o
GOVERNMENT OF BAHRAIN.
D.O.No. 7^^- -5/
Dated May 18, 1939
Dear Weightman,
I have today discussed the purcjise of land for
the Royal Air Force at Busateen with Shaikh Abdulla
bin Isa, who has just returned from the mainland.
He is willing to sell his two plots, T.No.3/47
and T.No,432/57 and a portion of ToNo,433/57 which
would give the R.A,F, the original area which they
required• Ee wishes however to retain a passage to
the sea and he asks that the plots T/124 and the
land of Abdul Latif should be left to their owners.
He thinks it undesirable that the R.A,F, area should
extend to near the house of the late Abdul Latif
Mishari,
Shaikh Abdulla purchased the two smaller plots
on the shore quite recently, for plot No.432/57 he
paid at a rate of over 200^ more than the original
rate charged by Bahrain Government to R.A,F.
I have told him that we will pay him his pur
chase price for all plots which he bought.
Regarding the strip on the Deir side of the
aerodrome, he asks that the strip should not extend
to close to his house on the shore, that it should
start, say, 200^feet inland from the shore thus
giving his house a surround of 200X180,
He also asks that the drain from his garden,T.
No,359/51, which runs to the shore, should not be
blocked as it is the only means he has for carrying
off used water and draining his cultivation.
He is not standing out in any way for financial
profit but is considering the effect of the R,A,F,
expansion on his property.
He says that of course if the British Govern
ment must have the whole area he will agree to what
is wished, but he asks me to let you know his views
on the matter.
Yours sincerely.
H, Weightman, Esquire, I.C.S,,
H. B, M'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.
,
Bahrain,
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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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- Title
- ‘File 7/5 Proposal to base R.A.F. squadron in Bahrain’
- Pages
- 70r:70v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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