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'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation' [39r] (77/200)
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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( c ) Typos of* air or aft nvailablo- for scaroh, location
of those nlrornl^ , availaTplli ty.
Ansons at Pay id on request,
Dakotas at Kabrit r/ith one st<andby crew,
Lancasters and/or Lincolns at Shallufa (temporary
availability) (assistance obtained through
HQ 205 Group "Operations Room”,)
( d ) Ho souq Eq.uipmcnt carried. Supply dropping
containers'and' apparatus Sea Rescue Type ’’A"
Mk,II (lindholmc),
( c ) Details of RAF Land rescue teams .
Station short range rescue teams available at
El Adem and Benina,
(f) Details of R AP marine craft availablo for roso ue.
loc ation of those merino croft and availiAlllty .
Target Towing (Ex ASH) Launch No.2713 at Panara.
2 Pinnaces at Panara (nos 91 & 1360) Availablo
at 4 hours notice. (Assistance obtainable through
ATOC EG2PT,)
of fac i lities availablo ftfqp other
such as^ the Navy, .^rrqyTpo lioe
ana other Gover nments.
ITaval co—operation in Eastern Mediterranean
through ATCC Malta. Naval co-operation Red Sea
through ATCC South Arabia (Senior Naval Officer -
Aden), Amy Units at Benghazi, Tobruk and in
he Canal Zone provide Land Rescue teams. Close
liaison is maintained with an R.A.S.C. Dropping
Uhit, who afford facilities for the packing of
supplies and the provision of despatch personnel.
Emergency ration store maintained at RAP Fayid.
liaison with Greek rescue organisation maintained
through the RAP Delegation in G-rccoe.
A.H.Q., IRAQ.
Rosoug Co-ordi nation Centre ATCC Iraq (Habbaniya),
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tncy?' n ’ 35O ° 0IE > to 22 o 00'N, 39 o 00'i:, to 22°00'N.
bC 00»E, thence Northwards along Meridian (^(XUE
to Persian Coast and thence coastwise 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 O 30*N, 39°OC ! E,
available for search, location
of the aircraft, and availability
Venturas, Ansons, Tempests at RAF Station Habbaniya
on request,
Rospuo Equipment parried. Supply dropping containera.
Dot ail s of RAF land rescu e teams.
H^bSi/^d^hSbS^ tCamS ranlntainGd ^t RAP Stations
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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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- IOR/R/15/5/292
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- 'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation'
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- front, front-i, 2r:99v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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