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'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation' [‎59r] (117/200)

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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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(g) Dotr. ila of facilities available from other organisations
such th e Ng.vyj Army, Police and other Gov^rrunents,
Liaison v/ith Royv.l Navy (S.N.O.P.G.) at Bahrein, for
available vessels when required. Use of Transport air
craft if required* Contact v/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. , Persian
Gulf at Bahrein* Contact with Political Agents Kuwait,
Bahrein and Muscat* Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. at
Sharjah* Contact with American Oil Company Airfield at
Dhahran. possible avnilaoility of a 3 launchs through the
Political .iigont Muscat* (Colls to II* ^* B • Aden, oa&sod by
Cable a/id wireless (Mid-3ast) Ltd).
H* » B*.. 1 * Aaen
( a )
Rescue C^”-oruination Centre*
(ifhorrrf; scVJ ~ ~
Air Traffic Control Centro Aden*
(b) Area Ce v^d* 22 U 00»N, 39°00'i:, to 22 o 00»H, 60°00«E, to
04 00*IT, ‘OO^'O’L, to 04°00»N, 39°00»E, to 22°00»N, 39°00»E*
( 0 ) Typ^ s Q- 1 ' a rcr^.f t available for search, location of these
. airora ^'t, a iid ■' . v..ilability. Anson, Tempests and DeJcotas
at lOieiTTlisar, on request,
(^) Rescue E^iui^a'ient Carried* 2 sets of apparatus sea rescue
(Lindholipe HI:*II are a.vailable at R,A. P* Khomaksar and tv/o
sets of C*L*E. containers arc available for dropping from
Tempests.
( e ) Details of R*^»F. Land Rescue Teams, A,P,L, and Armoured Car
Plight Rescue u tecjn* R.A.F. Rescue Teams Khormaksar, Riyan,
Sallalah end Masira.
) Details of lA A. I 1 . Mari ne craft available for Rescue,
TocrTfion of tlicsc marine craft cnci avaiTa'bility.
1 R.A,F* Pinnace (No*92) at Aden, on request. Available
at 4 hours notice.
(g) Details of facilities availabl e from other organisation
such a s, the Navy, Army, Police and other^Guvornmonts*
Naval co-ouurhtion tIiruugh Naval Oi'ficer in Charge, Aden*
Land iorcos av.ilaolo through Service and local Coverni t unt
Sources at Mo si rah, Salalah, Riyan, Eastern .■•.nd T/eslem Aden
Protectorates, Hrrgoisa, B*M,A, Asmara & 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. Muscat,
French^:!litary Forces, French Somaliland, Yemen Police, Yemen
ana Poj.i oical Advis» rs Jthiopi. , Pcssi' 1c availability of three
launchs tiirrugh 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. Muscat. (Calls passed from H C B ^
uaen co Muscat by Cable and Wireless (Mid-East) Ltd*)*
A*H* 1* T Eas t AiTrica
(c.) tos^ Cj-crtUH -.U.-m Centre. A.T.C.C. Sast Africa (Eastleigh).
(b) Area Cov^rod*
oyoo'::, 50°00'E, to 10°00'S, 50 o 00'S along latitude 10°00»S
J '° th ^ of the Belgian Congo thence following
tins boundary Northward to Lat. 04°00»N, to 04°00»N, 50°00»E* G
(o) T^og of rdroraft available for search ,location of those
>>ircra.ut and availability* —
1 Dakota of East Africa Comm. Fit. Possibility of 2 Dakotas
3 Lanes 82 Squadron at Eastleigh, on request,
•••«*•./5(d).

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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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