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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name RAF, Iraq Command, 1921-1932

11. IOR/R/15/5/277

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/277
Title:
File 6/3 Survey of Kuwait and Neutral Zone by the Royal Air Force (also by American Navy)
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Kuwait, and British Authorities in London and Iraq regarding the aerial survey of the Neutral Zone that lies between the Kuwaiti-Iraqi and Saudi Arabian borders. Several papers discuss concerns held by Saudi authorities that aerial ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1930-9 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (161 folios)

12. IOR/R/15/5/278

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/278
Title:
File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Kuwait and various Royal Air Force commanders and authorities, primarily those stationed in Iraq. The latter half of the file pertains to mainly to wartime logistical and rescue operations. Other topics include the salvaging of sunk...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1929-31 Oct 1943
Extent:
1 file (259 folios)

13. IOR/R/15/5/279

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/279
Title:
File 6/6 Proposal to post a Special Service Officer in the Gulf; appointment of Air Liaison Officer
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence pertaining to the possible appointment of a Special Service Officer. The papers detail the officer's responsibilities and also provide an overview of the political and administrative context in which the appointment was being sought by the various correspondents ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1929-4 Sep 1946
Extent:
1 file (68 folios)

14. IOR/R/15/5/280

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/280
Title:
File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Kuwait, the British Air Ministry and RAF Command in Iraq regarding the construction of a landing ground for aircraft in Kuwait. Proposals on costs of construction, potentially appropriate locations, and licensing matters are variou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1929-21 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (258 folios)