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'File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground' [‎193r] (390/524)

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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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(a) In view of our rights under the respect ire Agree
ments, no question arises of seeking permission f r0 m the
£ uler for the right to instal the facility.
(b) thtre an additional facility is required to be
installed within the limits of the aerodrome in use, again
no question of permission arises,
(c) She ct»se may arise where additional facilities
involve the cor,.traction of builsUnge, >//? B®«te etc., on
jbnu outside the limits of the a.rodroae. In this case also
there is no question of obtaining permission fa- the right to
instal t,.e lacilitie.. The questien of the ownership of the
l and , however, does arise, as the site required may be {%)
w&ste laud, or ( 2 ) cultivated or occupied land.
In the cf ee of (1), in mp opinion, no payment need be
rni'de. i he Euler would be informed that the site was required,
and the burden of proving that its use would infringe a public
ri^ht (such as right of way) or a private easement would lie
on the Euler.
In the case of (2) a similar procedure would be followed
with the addition that compensation would have to be paid for
the use of the site#
4 . The foregoing, relates to additional facilities to
existing aerodromes. In the case of additional civil aero*
dr ones being required a distinction exists between our rights
under the Civil fir Agreements with the a tiler e of K.u*a it,
Bahrain and Muscat on the one hand, and of Shsrj&h on the other
in the case of the former we have the right to establish more
thT'D /

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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