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‘File 2/27 British Consulate Muscat Air Facilities on the Arab Coast’ [‎8v] (16/44)

The record is made up of 1 file (20 folios). It was created in 19 Jun 1936-26 Nov 1947. 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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The file contains correspondence between the Government of India's External Affairs Department, 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and 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. , Muscat regarding the facilities granted by the Government of Muscat and Oman to the Royal Air Force before the signing of the Muscat Civil Air Agreement in October 1934.

The file also includes letters from the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) to 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. , Bahrain which contain information about its Baghdad-Bahrain trips.

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1 file (20 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 foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 22; 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.

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‘File 2/27 British Consulate Muscat Air Facilities on the Arab Coast’ [‎8v] (16/44), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/109, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100060499564.0x000011> [accessed 30 October 2024]

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