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‘File 7/5 Proposal to base R.A.F. squadron in Bahrain’ [75r] (155/224)
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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Department.
Confidential
EX PRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
[N.B.— This is an ORIGINAL mesaige sent by AIR MAIL which provides a means of communicaUon more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been teleraphed. To save time and to obviate
fortmli/.ies tt is drafted in the form of a telegram, li is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer of the Department.']
/
No. 0/357-
Bahrain,
L)(ttP'l y >y y rXVT 5 th6
31st May
i .
From
To
Repeated -
Political Agenti Bahrain.
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.
, Bushire.
Air Officer Commanding.
British Forces in Iraq, Habbaniyah
Air Liaison Officer, Bahrain.
Subiect i- Purchase of land on Muharraq Island
for the Royal Air Force.
An
Your Express letter No. C/17S dated the 19th May 1939
on the above subject.
2. After negotiations with the Bahrain Government and with
Shaikh Abdullah bin •Isa, the owner of the greater part of the
private lands involved, it has been agreed that the whole of
the land required for the Royal Air Force will be sold to them
for a sum of Kg. 20,000/-. The area includes a small additional
area in the north-west corner which the Royal Air Force now require
for a barrack building. It excludes, however, a small parcel
running 200 feet Inland from the shore along the strip which the
Royal Air Force wish to acquire on the eastern boundary of the
present aerodrome. This is in deference to an urgent request from
Shaikh Abdullah, the owner of that particular piece of land, who
on his part undertakes that no building would be erected on this
strip. I undertook to urge this exclusion in return for the
withdrawal /-
!sinnnJurfi \
S. 44.
MFP~825S&P—(M-1070)—14-9 34-10,000.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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