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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Name Ministry of Civil Aviation, 1945-1953

1. IOR/R/15/2/508

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/508
Title:
‘File 13/2 VIII Air facilities in Arab shaikhdoms’
Scope & Content:
The file’s contents concern the implementation of civil air agreements, and the use of air facilities, at Britain’s aerodromes along the Arab coast (chiefly Bahrain (Muharraq), but also at Sharjah, Kuwait, and Qatar) in the period directly following the Second World War. The principal correspond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1946-23 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (284 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/521

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/521
Title:
‘File 13/12 Post-war civil air services expansion’
Scope & Content:
The file consists of copies of letters and telegrams sent to and from the Political Agency in Bahrain, and published Government white papers, relating to the development of civil aviation facilities in Bahrain in the post-Second World War period. Specific subjects covered by the file: In March ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1944-17 May 1948
Extent:
1 file (58 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/528

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/528
Title:
‘File 13/23 Survey of P.G. [Persian Gulf] Aerodromes’
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of correspondence and other papers relating to the arrival in Bahrain in January 1947, of a survey party, who are touring the head of the Persian Gulf to assess the region’s aerodromes. The principal correspondents in the file are the Bahrain Political Agent, Captain Hug...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Dec 1946-3 Jun 1947
Extent:
1 file (58 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/530

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/530
Title:
‘File 13/25 Amounts paid at Bahrain and Sharjah under air agreements’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence and other papers relating to two separate requests (in 1944 and 1948) for information on payments made at Bahrain and Sharjah under the respective air agreements for each place. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent at Bahrai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 May 1944-24 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/536

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/536
Title:
‘File 13/32 Joint use of Bahrain and Sharjah airfields by civil and military aircraft’
Scope & Content:
The file’s contents relate to the proposed joint-use of the aerodromes at Bahrain and Sharjah for both civil and military purposes, and are chiefly comprised of a series of papers entitled ‘General Principles and Practices to be followed at Joint-User Airfields Overseas’, issued by the Ministry ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1948-2 Oct 1948
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)