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'File 2/21 R.A.F. landing ground at Beit al Falaj (Petrol Store at Muscat).’ [128r] (259/307)
The record is made up of 1 file (148 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1938-17 May 1948. 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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CONFIDENTIAL
D.O. No. C 107-12/3
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Lfuscat.
17th February, 1948.
hill you please refer to your D.O. letter No. 76-S
dated the 9th January, 1948.
2. working on the assumption that we shall now get a
regular fortnightly I.I. mail service, I estimate that Muscat
would offer to air services an average of one passgnger per
v ek through^/ the year from Muscat to Karachi and return from
Karachi to Muscat. During the greater part of the year it is
unlikely that there would be any applications for passages from
Muscat to Bahrain or Basra, or from these places to Muscat except
during the time of pilgrimage and Muharram. «s regards mails -
there should be an average of 500/600 per week from Muscat to India
and Pakistan and 200/300 per we'k from Muscat to Bahrain and Basra.
As regards freight - I am afraid I have been unable to form any
estimate at all though most of the merchants assure me that they
would take periodical advantage of an air service to despatch small
parcels to India and Pakistan.
3. I am afraid this is not a very satisfactory result to
r^y enquiries. It does seem, however, that while there may be
a certain amount of traffic from Muscat to India and back, there
is practically no traffic for Bahrain and Basra from and to Muscat.
Any planes picking up or dropping passengers at Muscat therefore
would have to be prepared to arrive and take off with empty seats.
4. A representative of the British Petroleum Air Service
which apparently has its headquarters at Basra, visited Muscat the
other day in the A.I.O.C. tanker rt Khuzistan H with a view to examining
the stocks of aviation petrol, etc. and considering the points at
/ which
The Hon'ble Sir Rupert Kay, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.,
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Bahrain.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams that are mainly related to the extension of the Royal Air Force (RAF) landing ground at Bait Al-Falaj (also spelled Beit Al-Falaj in the correspondence), Muscat. The work on the extension had been necessitated by the Second World War owing to the high landing speed of modern military aircraft.
The file includes correspondence regarding the supply of materials, workers, and equipment which were to be supplied by Khimji Ramdas contractors.
The file includes communications between the Air Ministry and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat in order to obtain the approval of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for the work to take place. It also includes telegrams from the Government of India (Independent India) to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat asking for the Sultan’s permission for charter flights to land at Salalah and to fly over the Muscat territory.
The correspondence in the file also contains notifications that the runway at Muscat was unserviceable and required immediate attention. It also includes drawings and maps of Bait Al-Falaj landing ground showing the proposed extension and road diversions.
The main correspondents in the file are: Headquarters British Forces, Iraq; the Royal Air Force, Masirah; 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 Bahrain; and the Government of Muscat and Oman.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (148 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 135-147 are file notes.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; 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 View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 2/21 R.A.F. landing ground at Beit al Falaj (Petrol Store at Muscat).’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:8v, 10r:13v, 16r:16v, 18r:22v, 24r:25v, 27r:28v, 32r:32v, 35r:41v, 43r:59v, 61r:64v, 67r:74v, 76r:77v, 79r:79v, 81r:87v, 89r:90v, 92r:94v, 96r:97v, 99r:103v, 105r:105v, 107r:113v, 115r:115v, 117r:147v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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