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'File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground' [95r] (194/524)
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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p. z.2731/34.
Air Ministry,
A&astral House,
Ki ng sv3 ay, W • C • S.
Reference S.31084. April,1934.
o ■,/
My dear Lai'tdwait©,
Many thanks for your letters of the 13th and 17th instant,
P.Z. 2483/34, under cover of the second of which you forwarded a
copy of your legal Adviser's opinion on the point raised in
paragraph 7 of my letter of the 9th April. ,j :> - /
2 . fo deal first with the point raised in your letter of the
13th instant, which seems to he a variant of^the suggestion made in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of ay letter of the 12th instant. We__agree_with
. 4 .v,o+ the =inm of £100 oer annum should be paid to tne
your proposal that the sum oi -j.u'j p l „„ irr - f
Sheikh of Koweit for recognising the quarantine jite as one ^
reserved tc his Majesty's Oover^nt for air facilities within the
te^ of the Governiiient agreement with tne Koweit Oil Company until
sue. time as we decide to develop the site, it or when it is
necessary to develop the site, we should be prepared to pay a rent
of £1,200 per annum. Whether any attempt snould be made to get the
land'for less we feel we must leave to you, particularly in view
of paragraph 8 of 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.
's despatch 3o.C.12t of the
4th April, 1934, forwarded under cover of your letter P.Z.2588/34
of the 19th April,1934.
3. in this connection I enclose copy of a telegram which we have
received from the Air Officer Commanding, Iraq, in reply to ours
(also attached), which indicates that there is no suitable
alternative to the quarantine site either as a base for land
aircraft or for flying boats, and this, of course, makes it even
more desirable than we previously thought that that site should be
A . 1 'V y
safeguarded.
~ of the l7tk instant and the
4, To deal nova vsiita your letter
points raised "by your legal Advi-er.
.. . most desirable to put domn
(a) We agree that it is mo
G.Laithvjaite Esq.,
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.
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S.W.l.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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