'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation' [21r] (41/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 28 Aug 1947-9 May 1949. 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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(FAYID) (Cont)
Other Ras cuc Facili ties , - Naval co-operation in
Mediterranean TKrou^h A*C.C • Malta, R,A»P. Aqir
(Senior Naval Officer Haifa), Naval co-operation
Red Sea through / .C.C. South :'jrabia (Senior Naval
Officer - Aden). G-rcat Bitter Takes through R*A#F.
Station Kasfarcet. Further Air Assist.once obtcainable
through Operations Roqiti (205 G^oup), end R.A*P. Aqir,
Land Rescue assistance available from R*A#P. Ml Adem,
R»A<P, Benina and British /irmy* Assistance from
Egyptian authorities obtainable through Civil A.C.C.
Egypt (Almaza). Liaison is maintained with an R.A*S«C.
Dropping Unit, v/ho afford facilities for the packing
of supplies and provision of despatch personnel*
Emergency ration store maintained at R*A.F. Fay id.
Liaison with Creek authorities through R*A.F.
Delegation in Crceoe, and corr.Tunication v/ith
Hassani airfield*
^ca paycred by Area Control Centro 1 ira.q* r
33°30*N, 39°00»B* to SS^iiTT^OOiE. to 22°00*N,
60°00fB. thence Northwards along Meridian 60 o 00»E.
to Persian Coa.st and thence coastv/isc round the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and Iraq, boundary to 33°30 t N, 39°OO r B*
Position of "acilitics* - R*A.F. Habbaniya R.A.P.
SKalEaE; ' '
C on tro lling Authori ty* - Area Control Centre Iraq
at RVA.P. Habbaniya co-ordinating marine rescue
through R.A.F* Bahrein* (Senior Naval Officer
Persian Culf). and R*AMA s haibah.
Air/Harino Crait T.Tpcs * - Venturas, Arsons, Tempests,
Rescu e Bquipment, - Parachute Supply Dropping
Containers,
Other Rescue Faciliti es* - Liaison vdth Royal Navy
Captain in c}ma\gc, Bahrein, for available vessels
v/hen required; use of Transport aircraft if required,
and equipped desert rescue parties at Ilabbaniya,
.and Shaibah, Contact i/ith
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.
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Persian Coif, at Bahrein. Contact vdth Political
Agents Kuwait, Bahrein and Muscat* Political Officer,
Truoial Coast, a.t Sharjah. Contact with .'jnerican
Oil Company Airfield at Dhahran.
/ uaea Covered by ,\rea Control Centre South Arabia .
R2°00 r N, 39°00 r B, ¥o _ 22 ,o 00fN, 60 J 00 l B. to 0A°00«N,
60 O 00»B* to 0A o 00'N, 39°OO r E* to 22°00»N, 39 o 00fE,
3. A,H,Q«, IRAQ.
,H»Q> B.F* , /J3EN
(1) /irea (
1 R*A.F. Pinnace available.
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This file contains papers relating to the organisation of rescue operations coordinated by the British naval, air force, and army stations, primarily in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions. The papers list various military stations and bases alongside the area coordinates for which respective military stations are responsible.
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- 1 file (98 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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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 100; 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 2-98; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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