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'File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq' [‎10r] (19/522)

The record is made up of 1 file (259 folios). It was created in 2 Apr 1929-31 Oct 1943. 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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onflawitlal *
SOa 423-3 of 1931.
With reference to your letter Me*2902/31 # dated the
3rd July 1931» 1 bare the honour to state that X see no
objection to your proposal that the Officer lemoandlng. So*
203 ( Flying Boat ) squadron should comunleate direct vlth
the Political Agents at Kuwait 9 Bahrain and Muscat in regard
to the details enumerated in paragraph 1 of your lettor it
boing understood
(a) that in regard to flights to Kuealt and
Bahrain the consent of the Shaikh concerned
should previously bo obtained through 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. ;
(b) that, as stated in paragraph 3(1) of your
letter, the Political Besiuent # s oonourrenoe
in flights beyond ahrain will continue to
be sought by Air Headquarters*
the Political /gents Kuwait, Bahrain and Muscat are being
informed accordingly*
2* But in view of the special conditions prevailing
on th# Truoial Coast X consider it preferable for the
present that oonmunioations to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, Xruoial
Coast, •••*
The Air officer Commanding,
Air Headquarters,
9 Iraq Com and.

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This file contains correspondence between 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 various Royal Air Force commanders and authorities, primarily those stationed in Iraq. The latter half of the file pertains to mainly to wartime logistical and rescue operations. Other topics include the salvaging of sunken aircraft in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and other logistical matters, such as arrangements to allow aircraft to land without airfields.

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1 file (259 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 last folio with 261; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-261; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.

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