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'File 21/4 Aerodrome at Bahrein [Bahrain] and Royal Air Force Landing Ground' [111r] (221/544)
The record is made up of 1 file (271 folios). It was created in 20 Aug 1927-26 Jul 1939. 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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—3—
8 .
10 .
period of ten years.
The Sheikh agrees that the aerodrome shall
be closed to civil air craft in case of emer
gency but such emergency shell be communicated
to the Shaikh by the Hon’ble the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
This lease shall be liable to terminetion by
either party on giring one years notice in
writing. In the event of such notice being
given by the Shaikh, he will undertake, if so
required by the Royal Air Force to provide
another aerodrome on the nearest possible site
accepted ns suitable by the Royal Air Force.
The annuel rental shall not exceed £60/- (Sixty-
Pounds Sterling) per annum if the new site is
over three miles from the present site, on
Behrsin island, but if it is on !'eharaci island
rent will bo nil but the aerodrome must be one
mile outside the municipal area of Maharaq town.
The cost of removal and re-erection of any
buildings put up by the Air Ministry and of the
preparation of the surface of tbe new aerodrome
shall be borne by the Shaikh provided the move
b© made at the request of the Shaiich during
the ten years lease.
In the event of there arising between the
parties of this lease any dispute or difference
in its interpretation on rights or responsibi
lities of one or other parties such dispute
or difference shall be submitted for arbitration
to
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The file contains correspondence relating to the Royal Air Force (RAF) aerodrome and landing ground at Manama and Muharraq, respectively. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the Office of the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Air Officer Commanding and the Chief Engineer at Iraq Command, Hinaidi, Iraq.
The papers cover several matters connected to the permissions and payments for the rent, construction, maintenance, and improvement of the airfields, as well as negotiations with the Government of Bahrain over the lease of land and the purchase of buildings. The final signed agreement for the lease of land is on folios 109-112.
Specific matters covered by the file include:
- the need to use the quarantine station following an outbreak of plague in Basrah;
- the clearance of reed huts from land surrounding the aerodrome in Manama;
- the construction of a protective sea wall at the landing ground in Muharraq, and the dispute over an unauthorised diversion.
There are a number of plans included in the file:
- plan showing the landing ground in Manama (folio 20);
- an updated version of the above plan (folio 39);
- plan showing RAF land around the landing site in Manama (folio 228);
- plan of landing ground in Muharraq, showing proposed sea wall (folio 245).
Folios 262-72 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (271 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 272; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-261; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1676
- Title
- 'File 21/4 Aerodrome at Bahrein [Bahrain] and Royal Air Force Landing Ground'
- Pages
- 109r:112v
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