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'File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground' [162r] (328/524)
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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Air Headquarters,
British Forces in ’Iraq.
Hinaidi.
29th December, 1934.
My dear Dickson, v
I was interested-- j to see in para. 119A
of your Intelligence Summary No. 9 that there was a
good prospect of something happening in the negotiations
between the Kuwait Oil Company and the Shaikh before
the start of Ramadhan. Although as you know the Air
Ministry has decided not to lease any land from the
Shaikh for the present, we shall be interested to
follow the activities of the Oil Company and shall
be very interested to know if they commence operations
in the area which was under consideration as air
base. I have no doubt that news on this subject
will be included in your Intelligence Summary, but
on the A.O.C’s behalf I am writing to ask you whether,
should there be an item of information which you
think might be of interest to us which you do not
intend to include in your Intel 1 igence Summary, you
would send it to us privately.
Yours sincerely,
hi
utenant Colonel H.R.P. Dickson, G.I.&.
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.
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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)
- 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 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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/280
- Title
- 'File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground'
- Pages
- 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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- Open Government Licence