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'File [IIA/1 III] II. AVIATION. A. CIVIL AVIATION. (1) Civil Air Agreement with Sultan.' [39v] (89/270)
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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10. The aircraft and the persons on board shall immediately on arrival from
abroad and prior to departure for abroad submit to the sanitary formalities orescribed
by the Public Health Administration. F
11* 1 he tune of the intended arrival from abroad at, and of departure for abroad
from, aerodromes in the territories of Muscat and Oman shall be notified beforehand
to the Customs, Public Health and Police Administrations.
12. Persons on board aircraft shall be in possession of valid national passports to
be produced on demand to any authorised person. Through passengers not breaking
journey vill not lecpiire transit visas. Passengers breaking journey or leaviri 0 " the
aerodrome will need visas for the State.
. Subject to the provisions of these regulations, the laws and regulations for the
time being m force in the territories of Muscat and Oman concerning the entrv into
and departure from these territories of persons by sea and land and concerning the
importation into and the exportation from these territories of goods by sea or\nd
shall apply equally and respectively to the entry and departure of persons and the
importation and exportation of goods, by air.
If an aircraft flies in contravention of or fails to comply with these
regulations or any provision thereof or if in or in respect of the aircraft any act is
committed which is or is deemed to be a contravention of these regulations' or anv
provision thereof, the pilot of the aircraft shall be deemed to have contravened these
regulations.
. (ii) If any person obstructs or impedes any authorised person in the exercise of
ins powers and duties under these regulations, such first-mentioned person shall be
deemed to have acted in contravention of these regulations.
(iii) If any person contravenes or fails to comply with these regulations or anv
provision thereof, he shall be dealt with according to law.
rj. ^ e *py ess r “authorised person” means any person authorised by His
Highness tiie oultan for any purpose in relation to these regulations.
Dated Muscat, 25th October 1934.
*
II. Gwadur Aerodrome. Conditions laid down with the approval of the Sultan
to govern the use of the Aerodrome.
1. Liability will not be accepted by the Sultan or by His Majesty’s Government
their seivauts or agents for loss or damage by accident, fire, flood, tempest exnlosion
or any other cause to aircraft, or for loss or damage from whatever cause’arising to
goods, mails, or other articles, or for loss or injury from whatever cause arisin” o
passengers or other persons (including pilots, engineers or other personnel of afrcralH
anding at, departing from or accommodated in or at the aerodrome (even if such
tbp First's ^, eS i * n respect of landings aud accommodation are as specified in
the hirst Schedule hereto Landing fees will be assessed according to the maximum
permissible weight authorised by the certificate of airworthiness of the aircraft
Seco^dScheduftlowO <l0 iU ° 1UCle aUeUdaUCe ° r ° ther services - ( For these see
0 . Ihe foregoing fees and charges will be payable on demand,
with th^aeroeftonm authorities.^ ' >e Wil1 be a raatter for arrangement
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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)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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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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- '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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