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Coll 5/43 ‘Night flying facilities in the Persian Gulf in connection with the Empire Air Mail Scheme’ [50r] (99/157)
The record is made up of 1 file (77 folios). It was created in 18 Mar 1935-28 Feb 1936. It was written in English. 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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ferms of Reference Maior Mealing stated that the Committee
had originaliy r heen created to frame proposals for
equipping certain specified sections of the Imperial
Air Routes to enable these sections to be flown at
night* It had subsequently been decidedy however*
that the Commltfeee• s terms of reference should be
extended to cover proposals for organising Empire
Air Routes for night flying throughout 0 The
recommendations of the Committee for equipping any
particular section of a route would thus be availabl
when it was decided to organise that section for
night flying*
Procedure adooted- Major Mealing then proposed and it was
agreed that, the Service representatives s&ould
formulate their proposals for equipping the routes
and that any additional requirements to meet the
needs of Civil Aviation should be superimposed
thereon*
Routes considered The routes to be considered were:-
(1) London - SIngaoore. (Landplanes)-
C2) London - Singapore. (Seaplanes).
(3) Cairo - Durban (Seaplanes)--
(1) London - Singapore (Landpl an es) Route
It was agreed to deal with the London-
Singapore * (landolane)* Route In the first instance
and for the Committee s purpose the route was
divided into the following sections:'
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The file contains correspondence, meeting notes (at the Air Ministry on 9 November 1934 and 22 March 1935), and memoranda regarding proposals to introduce night flying across the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. as part of the Empire Air Mail Scheme. The focus of the file is on the following routes: Cairo-Karachi and Alexandria-Karachi, each with an intermediate stop at Bahrain. It details the anticipated extra facilities required in terms of wireless equipment, lighting equipment, meteorological equipment, and general ground organisation. The additional facilities are broken down geographically into facilities needed in Iraq, Palestine and Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan , and Egypt.
The main correspondents are as follows: 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. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle), officials of the Air Ministry (D L Allen, W W Burkett, and Francis Claude Shelmerdine), and officials of the 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. (Miles John Clauson and John Gilbert Laithwaite).
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (77 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 78; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1997
- Title
- Coll 5/43 ‘Night flying facilities in the Persian Gulf in connection with the Empire Air Mail Scheme’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:39v, 41r:78v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence