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1. IOR/R/15/2/505-537

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/505-537
Title:
File 13 Aviation
Scope & Content:
The confidential aviation subject files cover a range of topics related to the operation and maintenance by the British authorities of civil air operations in the Persian Gulf, concentrating chiefly on the Arab coast of the Gulf, and the aerodromes at Muharraq Island in Bahrain, and Sharjah, as ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1932-1950
Extent:
33 volumes and files (3,202 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/6/121

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/121
Title:
‘File 2/47 NEW SITE FOR MUSCAT AERODROME’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Muscat and the Political Resident at Bahrain and Kuwait regarding the arrival of American officials in Muscat and the possibility of opening an air aerodrome there.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1947-24 Jul 1948
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/742

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/742
Title:
‘File 28/48 Head: War. Priority Passages (Air)’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence and papers relating to requests for priority air passages, chiefly from Bahrain to Cairo, or from Karachi to Bahrain, which were received, processed and authorised through the Political Agency at Bahrain. The largest proportion of the file covers the p...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1943-9 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (284 folios)

4. 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)

5. IOR/R/15/6/117

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/117
Title:
File 2/41 AIR FACILITIES (AMERICAN)
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams and letters related to the American civil air facilities in Muscat. The United States Government asked to obtain permission from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to fly over but not to land in his territories in operation of a route from Bas...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Apr 1946-14 Jul 1947
Extent:
1 file (40 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/6/76

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/76
Title:
File 2/1 British Consulate Muscat 5201 AVIATION Landing Ground at Gwadur
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the use of the landing ground at Gwadur (Gwadar).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1936-12 Jan 1940
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/6/101

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/101
Title:
'File 2/21- Vol III. BAIT AL FALAG (MUSCAT) LANDING GROUND.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence related to the availability of the landing ground at Muscat, and the importance of obtaining permission from the Government of Muscat and Oman for aircraft to land there at least 48 hours in advance.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1951-11 Aug 1951
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/177

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/177
Title:
File 6/38 Aviation: Flights of and into Foreign Countries
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding permission for private flights to pass over and land in the various states of the Persian Gulf. Much of this correspondence relates to a proposed trip to the region by the Egyptian aviator, Hassan Anis Pasha. The French languag...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
12 Sep 1938-2 Sep 1946
Extent:
1 file (46 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/915

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/915
Title:
File 43/7 Non-Scheduled Flights by USSR or any of the Satellite States' Aircraft
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding a request made by William Rupert Hay, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, for the Political Agents in Bahrain and Kuwait to report the arrival of any unannounced flights from the USSR or its satellite states (listed as Albania, Bulgaria, Czecho...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jan 1949-2 Feb 1949
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/4/5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/4/5
Title:
File 0436 Sharjah Air Agreement
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to a renewal of the Sharjah Air Agreement between the British government and the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr [Sulṭān II bin Saqr Āl Qasimī]. The correspondence is between the Political Officer for the Trucial Coast at Sharjah, Gordon Noel Ja...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1948-28 Jan 1950
Extent:
1 file (53 folios)