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'File 6/1 I Aviation Imperial Airways' [160r] (334/416)
The record is made up of 1 file (196 folios). It was created in 6 Jun 1932-18 Jul 1934. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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No. C-147.
POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
KUWAIT.
Bated the 27th April 1934
(T^f)
To
Tho Agent t
Imperial Airways, Ltd.,
KUW AIT,
Pear Sir
Reference your memorandum No.IA/127, dated the
26th April 19S4, received last night.
2* May I enquire tfiy you asked the Postmaster, Kuwait,
to close the Westbound mfiil bag at 9.30 P.M. last night,
wlien according to your notice referred to above, the air
craft is not due till 9 A.M#
3. As it happened I wn© dining with His Excellency
the Shaikii last ni ( ^at, as were the Senior Haval Officer
and other leaders of Kuwait European business community
and no one know of the closure notice till they reached this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
from the Shaikhs at 10*30 P.M.
4. Had it not been that I personally went round to
the Postmaster at 10.43 P.M. and requested him to keep the
bag open for half an hour as a favour, we should all have
missed the estbound mail.
5. Surely it would have been quite safe to have asked
the Postmaster to close at 7.30 A.M* or even 8, an hour
before the timed arrival of the air mail.
Copy, with compliment s, to the Postmaster, Kuwait, for
Yours f ithfully
v
—■ Lt .—Colonel,
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.
, Kuwait.
infcxrmati on#
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This file contains correspondence between the management of Imperial Airways, 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. in Kuwait, and the 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. at Bushire that discusses the possibility of a passenger service to and from Kuwait on Imperial Airways. Considerations of postal deliveries and pickups, possible parachuting of airmail, and passenger numbers as well as fuel costs are discussed.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (196 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 196; 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.
The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers; nor does it include the eight leading and ending flyleaves.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 23-196; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/273
- Title
- 'File 6/1 I Aviation Imperial Airways'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:12v, 14r:16v, 18r:22v, 24r:38v, 40r:47v, 53r:56v, 58r:61v, 64r:66v, 71r:73v, 78r:79v, 83r:85v, 89r:96v, 103r:108v, 113r:122v, 124r:127v, 129r:131v, 133r:134v, 137r:137v, 140r:140v, 146r:147v, 153r:154v, 159r:183v, 185r:189v, 192r:193v, v-r:viii-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence