"الملف 7/5 اقتراح إنشاء قاعدة لسرب الطيران التابع لسلاح الجو الملكي في البحرين" [و‎‎٢‎٠] (٢٢٤/٤٥)

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P .Z.4779/38 Air Ministry,
London, ,.C«2<
aecret. 6th July, 1938.
3.27525/3.6
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Sir,
I em cornmahded "by the Air Council to refor to
previous correapou/ence conducted un< er India Office
refers ^ce P. :«16fi6/36 on the subject of the location of a
Flight of Royal Air orce aircraft at Bahrein.
2* -hen originally the Council decided upon the
advisability o- locating a detachment of the Royal Air
Force at Bahrein they had in mind the conversion of No. 203
(General Reconnaissance) U uadroa to lanaplances and the
allocation o f a Plight of the convert d squadron to Bahrein.
They now expect thet the necessary aircraft to enable this
conversion to be made will be available in the Sprin tl ' of
1940, and that the accommodation for the flicht at Bahrein
could be provided by about the same date.
3» Before taking any steps to give effect to this
proposal the Council v /oul be glad if the Secretary of
Utate for-India would be good enough to : efer the matter
; gain to the Policial Resident, ts re i ested in his letter
. A i
of the 27th dune 1936 # and arran e for the approval of the
Sheikh of Bahrein to be obtained for the location of the
Flight in his territory. In this connection an extract
* from a letter received from tho Air Officer Comnandiu ,
^Britiah Forces in 'Iraq, is attached for the Marquess of
Zetland^ information and for aiich action as he may deen
possible and advisable.
I am, etc.
{3d) Charles ^vans
Tho Under iecretary of State for India,
India Office,
whi tehall*
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