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IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
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HELIOPOLIS AERODROME,
HELIOPOLIS,
Telephone :
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62293/4.
EGYPT.
CodeB:
BENTLEYS &IAIA.
Telegrams :
AIRWAYS, CAIRO
BCHC/lGr# 543.
And 8t ALEXANDRIA. ATHENS, BAGHDAD, BASLE,
BASRA, BRUSSELS, COLOGNE, CRETE, CROYDON,
GAZA, KARACHI, LONDON, NEW YORK, PARIS,
PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ZURICH, Etc., Etc.
12th # February, 1934
The 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. *
KOWEIT
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Thank you for your letter of the
1st. February reference C-40.
2« Please assure the Sheikh that we are
most anxious to land at Koweit on all occasions*
but there are certain difficulties, as when the *
aircraft is running late, which prevent us giving
an undertaking that we will invariably make a
call.
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3* Our natural difficulties are, however,
considerably increased by the unsatisfactory
communications between Koweit and Sasrah, and this
forms the subject of a separate letter to you which
I think has crossed the one I have just received.
It is usual for each airport to have either tele
phonic or telegraphic communication with the next
airport continuously during the time that aircraft
are expected to be in the /vicinity. Our request
for this normal facility has been met by the
Director of Posts and Telegraphs of Iraq demanding
that we pay overtime and triple rates for any tele
gram we wish to send from Koweit to Basrah^. It
is impossible for tfasrah to communicate at all with
Koweit during the closed hours.
4. When it has been found necessary recently
to fly over Koweit we have the previous day advised
the Postmaster at Koweit and have suggested that the
letters be despatched to Basrah by motor. This he
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