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'File 2/20 II. AVIATION B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3J) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Sahar.’ [‎3r] (5/34)

The record is made up of 1 file (15 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1929-17 May 1930. 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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M fro-1*1 -9
£J
Confidential.
No. -S. of 1929.
British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Consulate-deneral,
Bushire, / ^ October 1929.
/
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A copy of the under mentioned papers is forwarded
to 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, with a request that, if he
has no objection, he will put in hand the work of preparat
ion of the landing ground at Sohar at a cost not exceed-
-ing fis. 1,500/- . Attention is drawn to the Air
Officer Commanding*s postscript.
By order,
Secretary to the Political
in the Persian Oulf.
Capt.,
Resident
Letter from the Air Officer Commanding, Iraq Command,
No. 7277/29/AF, dated 26th September 1929, with photograph.

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The correspondence in the file is related to the construction of the Royal Air Force landing ground at Sohar, Oman. The main correspondents in the file are: the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat; the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bushire; and the Council of Ministers to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.

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1 file (15 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 17; 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'File 2/20 II. AVIATION B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3J) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Sahar.’ [‎3r] (5/34), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/97, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100061324687.0x000006> [accessed 23 November 2024]

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