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'File 2/20 II. AVIATION B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3J) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Sahar.’ [6r] (11/34)
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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Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
a H.h.ii’s uonsulate.
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Muscat, 30th uctober lyJiy.
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The Council of Ministers to Kie Highnese
the sultan of ^UBcat Ac Oman,
Muscat.
After Compliments.
I forward herewith p. photograph of
the ground at sohar which the 1-toyal Air
Korce are anxious to have cleared for
vul *( \ , , ^ ne pur^oae or a iafiding ground for
J j'~c t^\ i aeropianea with, the request tnat tne
Council of ..-ini a ter s may very xindly
grant their permission and approval of
, - . ' i- -'
tne same ana that the wall of bohar
\
may very xinaly oe mstr. cted by the
Council of ministers to have the trees
within that area removed for the purpose.
I for /arc! also a plan of the
ground near Beit al Falaj which it is
proposed to level as a landing ground.
The plan is to scale. The area comprises
about 4J acres, it is requested that
the necessary permission may be granted.
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This is what had to be said and may
you oe preserved.
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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.
and h.B.^s Consul,
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/6/97
- Title
- 'File 2/20 II. AVIATION B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3J) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Sahar.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 9r:11v, 13r:13v, 16r:16v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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