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'File 13/1 I Aerodrome at Bahrain' [52r] (113/323)
The record is made up of 1 volume (147 folios). It was created in 6 Aug 1932-26 Mar 1934. 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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siioulc continue to pay,v/iiich i thougnt tne^' aia at present,
i Mentioned tiiat tne State were prepared to ^ive tneni a
ret una in tne event 01 spare parts oein^j used ana a
certmcate being sent m to that eiiect.
3. in tiie course of talking i maae the point tnat there
seemeci to be a tendency at iione to regard Banram m tne
sane light as the united States or G-ermany ana tnat it
must be realised that it is a poor A rab SLaiJCioom, .vith
some acministration on ino_jiern lines because we had helped
t..em,but it was useless to tninlc ol them m terms ol^let
us say,the united states and i*ewl'oiLidland (this was
mentioned by him as mlomation about negotiations m tnat
connection had been recently circulated).
'x. i suggested tnat he should nave a tallc with kr.
^elgrave,who was dining with us tnat night,and he did so
at some length.
b. He told me tnat ne was seeing kr.^elgrave again on
tne moirning ol tne l.th January and,alter breaiciast,i
tooic an opportunity in conversation tnat i hoped tnat
tney would be aDie to meet the wishes oi tne Bahrain Govern
ment as regards payment in some lorm. I said tnat tne
amount oi tne payment would probably not be very mucn.
considering tne interests involved and tnat it was far
better to spenc a little money to create a atmospnere ol
good will,otherwise it would merely be piaymg into tne
...hands ol possible foreign competitors, i added tnat he
must remember that Bahrain was not a great country and
oi the uhailm
tnat tne at oitune/woulc je »vhile small snaiKhs aowzi
tne uulf,wno obstructed imperial Airways,got subsidies
ne,^ho had done all he could xor tnem,received notning.
ixr.uross admitted tne lorce of tne argument and said tnat
ue hoped tnat it './ould oe possible to arrange sometmng
on the lines of a fixed annual payment. „nat apparently
is at tne back ol his mind is tne possibility ol loss due
to tne fluctuations of exchange and also to tne possibility
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The volume contains correspondence and other papers related to the establishment of an aerodrome at Bahrain, for the use of the British air transport operator Imperial Airways Limited. The main correspondents in the file are 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. at Bahrain (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior until November 1932, Captain Percy Gordon Loch thereafter), 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 Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Fowle), and the Advisor for the Bahrain Government Charles Dalrymple-Belgrave. Other correspondents include representatives of the Royal Air Force (R.A.F.) and Imperial Airways Limited.
Most of the papers in the file relate to the drawing up of an agreement between the Government of Bahrain and Imperial Airways, for the installation and use of an aerodrome in Bahrain. The first draft of the agreement, dated 31 August 1932, is included in the file (folios 9-13), and is followed by extensive correspondence where issues and revisions to specific articles are raised. These chiefly relate to the payment of customs duties on cargo travelling through Bahrain by air, and the use of aerodrome facilities by other, including foreign, operators, wireless facilities. Subsequent revisions of the agreement can also be found in the file (folios 39-41, 80-87, 101-07).
The relative merits of landing strips at Manama and Muharraq in Bahrain are also discussed. Soil test analyses conducted by the R.A.F. suggest that the land at Muhurraq is better suited for larger aircraft (folio 142). A suitable gift for Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, to thank him for his co-operation in negotiations, is also discussed between government officials and representatives of Imperial Airways (folios 68, 139).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (147 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of the volume have been arranged in approximate chronological order, running from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The volume has been foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using uncircled numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e.
The following folios are fold-outs: 53, 96, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 144.
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- Title
- 'File 13/1 I Aerodrome at Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1ev, 3v:8v, 14v:18v, 20v:21v, 25v:38v, 42v:46v, 47v:53r, 53r:57v, 59r:70v, 72v:78v, 79v, 87v, 89r:96r, 96r:100v, 108r:112v, 120r:129v, 131v:134v, 135v:138v, 140v:144r, 144r:151v, back-i, back
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