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'File [IIA/1 III] II. AVIATION. A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with Sultan.' [7r] (24/270)
The record is made up of 1 volume (131 folios). It was created in 15 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1938. 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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iHjririkl, Airways and accepted by the Sultan for the
period of th# present Agreement la, I consider, a
generous one in view of the fact that a piece of
uo-jft wact^ l^nd as an aerodrome without catny other
foOllitieft Is all thac is given in return.
Shouid the Sultan demand e^tr* payment
for Flying Boate I thimc he mignt uv answered that
the Civil ^ir Agreement was meant to cover both land
ana sea aireraft and tnat, as the latter would be
Glaring use at an open roadstead and not of a harbour
or Thich any work had been aone or expenditure been
incurred by ^ne Muscat State, ths use of dvauur waters
as an anchorage might with equity b* included in tnose
air iabilities ior which he is to receive the sul* of
£ ♦ i , 00 u/~ r annuci.
6 . Fubject to y^ur approval I propose now to
rap-iy to the Bui tan that the Satyr us 11 is a flying
loai a no. UiaJ. the question of whether the Civil Air
Agre«^ant covers the use of such Aircraft has been
referred to you for a ruling rhich will be communi
cate 1 to in uue course.
Political At^nt k K # B.«r*S Consul, Muscat.
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The correspondence in the volume is mainly related to the use of Gwadur anchorage by Imperial Airways flying boats and the question of whether to obtain special authorisations from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman in this regard or not.
The correspondence in the volume also covers the following: proposals to obtain specific authority from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for the refusal of applications, or private flights over his Arabian territory; the rental fees of the landing ground at Gwadur; the arrangement for a guard to be provided on the aerodrome at Gwadur for the protection of the aircraft; the exemption from duty on marine equipment imported into Gwadur for use in connection with the Empire Mail Scheme; the request for special authorisation to be issued by the Shaikhs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for certain aircraft registered in the name of Imperial Airways to land in and fly over their territories; the emergency landing of Imperial Airways flying boats at Kuwait; and the arrangements to be made to afford landing facilities at Gwadur once the Muscat Civil Air Agreement expires on 24 October 1938.
The main correspondents in the volume are: the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department; 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; 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. , Bushire; Imperial Airways; the Department of Civil Aviation, Air Ministry, London; the 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. ; and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
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- 1 volume (131 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 127; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File [IIA/1 III] II. AVIATION. A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with Sultan.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:8v, 10r:25v, 27r:27v, 29r:31v, 35r:43v, 45r:45v, 47r:63v, 65r:66v, 68r:77v, 80r:94v, 96r:106v, 109r:127v, iii-r:iv-v, 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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