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‘File 7/2 III Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ [224r] (470/522)
The record is made up of 1 volume (251 folios). It was created in 24 Mar 1935-19 Dec 1935. 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. 148
P. n '
P.26/N
|Jo :14. Telegram from F/Lt. Coates, Mo;IR0/12/5 of Snd 1935.
P., ■
f av, T ^ n 5^ i0n . 0 £ the fgrBenent concluded with the Shaikh
^ ^ IS t + 3 (Vol: II). No mention is made in
of a petrol store or tank. In this connection please
see para 5 of Colonel boch T 3 report at P.175 that "therp is
m ! ntlon of the lights or of the tank on the'
Abu Dnataa landing ground as in accordance with the instruction'
in your Expreas Letter No:17-S dated the 5th January 1935 I
treated them as the usual adjuncts of a landing srround".
per ^ 5 1 o;f the Memorandum handed to F/Lt Coates
on tte 19-3-1935 and also paragraph S of Colonel Loch's
dated the 20-3-193
2. In paragraph 5 of his letter at P.173 Colonel Loch
states in referring to lights and a tank "The need for them
on a landing ground was , however, carefully and fully
explained to the Shaikh and his relatives".
^ From the a ove it appears.that even though no specific
mention was made in the agreement yet the ^haikh was informed
that a tank would be required at Abu Dhabi. ^
4. Ifey pend Resident's arrival^
His-
k
The Commander of the "Fowey" (Commander Harvey) called
with Captain Fisher, S.O.P.G cn the morning of the 4th May
to discuss Abu Dhabi.
2. Commander Harvey had taken the R.A.F party to Abu Dhabi
He said that the Shaikh failed to come off to the Ship until
sent for by him and eventually came on board 4 hours after
the "Fowey" had anchored. His attitude was friendly. When
the question of the petrol store was broached by Flight-
Lieu tenant Coates he refused to. allow its construction on
the ground that it was not mentioned in the agreement. As a
result the dhows containing stores and material for its
construction had to return to Dibal.
5> Captain Fisher and c ommander Harvey thought some action
should be taken at once to restore our lost prestige. Since
the F.A.F telegra;- had been repeated to P.P. T saw no reason
or further action pending P.R T
•equired to meet the situation
saw
rival on May 7th. Action
be discussed then.
i,Io: 15. Resident 1 s telegram ^o:4S8 dated the 4th May 1935
fey pend- Resident 1 s arrival vide your note above
-ip-
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The volume is a continuation of correspondence from ‘File 7/2 II Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ (IOR/R/15/2/264), its contents relating to ongoing negotiations between Arab rulers and the British Government, Royal Air Force, and Imperial Airways, on the installation and maintenance of air facilities along the Arab coast, between Qatar and Ra’s al-Khaymah. The principal correspondents in the file are Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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 Percy Gordon Loch, 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, and Captain A Cole, Officiating 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.
The main issues raised in the volume are:
1. Disagreements between British officials and Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan of Abu Dhabi, over the installation of a petrol store at Abu Dhabi, not officially mentioned in the agreement signed between the two parties on 13 February 1935, and only verbally agreed upon. In a letter addressed to the Shaikh, dated 5 June 1935, Fowle threatened action against Abu Dhabi’s pearling fleet, should he continue to raise objections to the expansion of air facilities in his domains (folios 64-66). Fowle’s letter led to an angry exchange between Shaikh Shakbut and British officials aboard HMS Fowey (reported in a letter from Cole to Fowle, folios 93-97), which in turn led to protracted mediations prior to Shaikh Shakbut issuing a formal apology over his outburst (folios 122-23).
2. Proposals for a seaplane anchorage at Umm al-Qaywayn (folios 138-40a), including a visit to the Arab coast by Mr B Cross, Manager of the Near East Area for Imperial Airways Limited, in order to ascertain the best site for such a facility (folios 185-87).
The volume also contains a number of revised schedules of air facilities required along the Arab coast of the Gulf, listing facilities by both location and by RAF or civil aviation function (folios 68-72, 173-75a, 196-200).
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- 1 volume (251 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s correspondence is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the volume to the latest at the end. Some items in the volume are marked with red or blue crayon numbers (for incoming or outgoing items respectively), and are prefixed by the letters S.No [Serial number]. This numbering system constitutes part of the original filing arrangement, and is referred to in the office notes at the end of the file (folios 230-44).
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Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An earlier foliation system, which uses uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of rectos, runs through the volume. The following anomalies occur in the main foliation system: 1a-1e, 79a, 140a, 167a, 195a, 241a. The following folios are fold-outs: 7, 11, 13, 20, 64, 76.
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- ‘File 7/2 III Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1ev, 2r:19v, 21r:50v, 55v, 57v, 60r:79v, 79ar:79av, 80r:140v, 140ar:140av, 141r:166v, 167ar:167av, 169r:175v, 175ar:175av, 176r:202v, 204r:217v, 218v:241v, 241ar:241av, 242r:248v, back-i
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