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'File 6/17 Air, Sea and Land Rescue Organisation' [‎79r] (157/200)

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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) cont’d.. .flontact; -it’.: Political Ac Xu^ai t,B^i*Gin and Muscat,
Political OiTiccr,crucial CJoaot at Shar^b.Contact with Aacrican
Oil Go .Airfield at Dharan.PosoLO c aval .•.ability of 3 launches
through 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. Hue cat. (galls ••••> . % .,.oen passed
by Cable and 'irelwss (Kid-gas t) Lto) 0 :i n ‘actr oitr ■)*■■■ ,j1c rnd r ire-
less through I.A.L. ■l.,*.P.3ahrciri.Land Rci .-ue in Bahrein area
through I,f t .L.Bahrein.
H. Q.B.P.ADJIK.
(a) Rescue Co-ord ination Centro . Air graflic Control Centre i.dcn.
(Khormaksar)
(b) Area Covered. 22 0 00’N 40 0 00'g to 22000 ! N (XpOO'T* to 04°00'N 60°00’2
to OK^OO'ir^O°OQ’P thence up the 40 0 00'N Meridian to 13 U 30 , II and
coastwise to 22 00*IT thence to 22^00*N 1-0 00*E.
(c) Typ es of aircraft available for sea rch location Qi- tnes e
a.ircraft, and availabilit y.
Anson, Tempests and Dakotas at Khorrnaksar, on request.
(d) Rescue Equipment Carried. Two sets of apparatus sea resoue(Lindholme
Kkll) arc available at R.A.F.Khoraksar and two sets of C.L.E.
containers are available for dropping from Tempests.
(e) Details of A
Rescue Term.
(f) Details- of A
these marine
.Land Rescue Team. ^l.P.L. and armoured Car 1 1 ight
"R~ .Rescue Teams Khorma.Iu?aran,SeJ.alah a.nd Mas ira
,p.ifari ne Craft avs.l i able for Rescue,locatroi^ o f
cra-Tt i.nd ava.ilability,
One R.A
2713 at
•P.Pinnace (No.92) and One "’arget Towing (Ex 1JSR)
Aden on request. A’-aiable at L hours’ mtice.
launch No
(g) Details of facilities availa ble -N'--. 1 '>ther r- r; anis• ions sues af
~~ ~th c~ ,poXi~ e^- ~ mia "tin r Ur.v fe ••.ant e .
Naval co-operation through Naval Officer in Charge,Aden.
Land forces available through Servcic .anr .local Government s.ources
at Masirah,Salalah, Uypn,-East^rn a \d Western Aden Protectorates,
Hargeisa,B.M./-. ivemfira and 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.
Drench Military orces,Drench Somaliland,Yemen Police,Yemen and
Political Advisers Ethiopia. Possible availability of three launches
through 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.Q.r>A .^dcn
to Muscat by Cable and 'Tireless (Mid-East) Ltd.,)
A.K.Q. EAST AL RICK..
(a) Rescue Co-ordination Centre . A.T.C.C. East /ifrica(]>.tleigh)
(b) Jj-ee. Covered. 04°00’N ScPoO'E to 10 0 00'S SOOOO'E along latitude
lO^OO 'S."* Yes tward to the boundarg” of the Belgian Congo thence
following the boundary Northward to Lat.04 0 00*N to OA^OO’N 50 00 ’E,
(o) Types of airc raft available for search,location of the se aircraf t
and availabilit y.
Dakota of East Africa Comm, light. Possibility of 2 Dakotas Lancs.
82 Squadron at Eastleigh on request.
(a)
Rescue Lqu iphmn Carried . Parachute supply packs at A.^.- .Station,
Eastleigh.
(e) Details of ?EA.- .Land Rescue fc^.m . I: il.

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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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