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'File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground' [45r] (94/524)
The record is made up of 1 file (258 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1929-21 Sep 1939. 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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N 0 T S S
Taken during my discussion with His Excellency the Shaikh
(a)
on the subject of/landing grounds at Subaihiyeh, Jahara;
and (b) Air base at "Shuwaikh" immediately west of Kuwait
Town,
First Interview (26,2,54) «
!♦ I opened the "ball" by telling His Excellency tha1
perhaps in the not very distant future the Royal Air
Force would like mark out new "Landing Grounds" at Subai-
hiyeh and Jahara, and might even like to locate a squadron
of land planes or flying boats at "Shuwaikh" (I here gave
the details of size and position required), I added that
whatever these future intentions were, any such measures
as contemplated were clearly to his advantage as they
would render his State very much safer from an outside
enemy, and were clearly of a defensive nature only.
Here ^^Taughingly interrupted me and said "Yes, and the
will
R.A.F./also be able to defend the Oil Company that gets
the Kuwait Concession, so why not say that this is the
sole purpose of the R,A,F, wanting landing and base
facilities in my State* Why beat about the bush Colonel
Dickson" •
2, The Shaikh having rather "taken the wind out
of my sails" and so to speak having "broken the ice"
by his quick perception of what I was driving at, at
once assisted me in my object by discussing the whole
business with great friendliness and frankness.
3* He said that
(a) He had no objection to the R.A.F. marking
out the landing grounds at Subaiyiyeh and
Jahara as specified, any time they chose.
(b) He could not however give such areas
outright to His Majesty 1 s Government, nor was
he prepared to sell. He would however loan
them for as long as His Majesty’s Government
desired (rent free) provided the water rights
of * his Bedouin and the villages of Jahara
were not interefered with. His Majesty’s
Government could also, if they liked, erec
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This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the British Air Ministry and RAF Command in Iraq regarding the construction of a landing ground for aircraft in Kuwait. Proposals on costs of construction, potentially appropriate locations, and licensing matters are variously discussed alongside occasional correspondence with the Ruler of 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. in Bahrain on the same subject.
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- 1 file (258 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 260; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 18-59, and ff 196-198; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:138v, 140r:204v, 206r:230v, 232r:232v, 234r:239v, 242r:245v, 249r:249v, 251r:259v, back-i
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