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1. IOR/R/15/6/119

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/119
Title:
‘File 2/43 JOINT USE OF AIRFIELDS BY MILITARY & CIVIL AIRCRAFT’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence concerning the principles governing the joint use of airfields in the Persian Gulf by military and civil aircrafts. The principles were laid out in an enclosure issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation/Air Ministry Co-ordinating Committee.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Aug 1947-3 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (23 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/6/100

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/100
Title:
'File 2/21- Vol II BAITHAL- FALAJ LANDING GROUND’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the possibility of opening up an airfield at Muscat. The main correspondents in the file are: the Political Agency, Muscat; and the Persian Gulf Residency, Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jan 1950-2 Sep 1950
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/6/108

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/108
Title:
‘File 2/27 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (4) Air facilities on the Arab Coast.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of confidential letters related to the air facilities on the Arab Coast. The correspondence includes lists of the air facilities existing or required in each region on the Arabian Coast including Kuwait, Bahrain, Muscat, Abu Dhabi and other regions. T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1933-22 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 file (74 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/6/105

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/105
Title:
'File 2/24 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE (3R) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Murbat’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the proposal of the Headquarters of the British Forces, Aden, to send by an Admiralty tanker 900 cases of petrol and fifty drums of oil to Murbat, Oman. The Sultan of Muscat and Oman was to give permission to the Wali of Murbat to arrange for the proced...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1935-12 Oct 1935
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/93

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/93
Title:
‘File 2/15- Vol. 3. Oil. CHARTER FLIGHTS. (Masirah & Salalah refuelling).’
Scope & Content:
The correspondence in the file is related to the subject of the refuelling of civil and foreign aircraft at the Salalah and Masirah airfields. The correspondence also discusses the proposed appointment of the Anglo Iranian Oil Company as an agent for the supply of fuel, and the Muscat and Oman G...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Nov 1948-24 Jul 1949
Extent:
1 file (21 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/6/102

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/102
Title:
‘File 2/22 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3L) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Sur.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the possibility of establishing a landing ground at Sur for the Royal Air Force (RAF), which was to be within easy access of the town. The proposal was dropped later owing to the Sultan’s unwillingness and the risk of creating trouble at Sur. The file ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Oct 1934-26 Jun 1935
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/6/103

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/103
Title:
‘File 2/23 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3M) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Shinas’
Scope & Content:
The file includes correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters, related to exploring the possibility of a landing ground at Shinas for the use of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The landing ground was for emergency landing and presumably a petrol dump. The file also includes correspondence rel...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Mar 1933-19 Aug 1934
Extent:
1 file (80 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/110

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/110
Title:
‘File 2/32 ACQUISITION OF PERMANENT AIR FACILITIES’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the negotiation of either the acquisition or lease of a base at Masirah Island. The British Government acquired a base either by the purchase or exchange of Masirah Island for Kuria Muria or the lease of wh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1944-12 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (167 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/94
Title:
‘File 2/18 II. AVIATION B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3H) R. A. F. Landing Ground at Khor Jarama’
Scope & Content:
The file includes correspondence concerning the British Air Ministry’s request for the installation of a fuel tank at the landing ground at Khor Jarama. The installation contract was given to Khan Bahadur Nasib bin Mahomed and Son, Naval and Landing Contractor. The file also includes corresponde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1932-24 Aug 1933
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/6/97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/97
Title:
'File 2/20 II. AVIATION B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3J) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Sahar.’
Scope & Content:
The correspondence in the file is related to the construction of the Royal Air Force landing ground at Sohar, Oman. The main correspondents in the file are: the Political Agency, Muscat; the Persian Gulf Residency, Bushire; and the Council of Ministers to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1929-17 May 1930
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)