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1. IOR/R/15/5/273-292

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/273-292
Title:
File 6: Aviation
Scope & Content:
This series contains files relating to the establishment, legal regulation and logistical operation of both military and civilian aircraft, air routes and air facilities in and around Kuwait and the Persian Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1929-1949
Extent:
20 files (3,297 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/5/282

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/282
Title:
File 6/8 Sharjah Aerodrome Agreement
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence on the construction and financing of the Sharjah aerodrome. The file also contains a few papers that mention the sudden death in 1932 of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf at the time, Sir Hugh Biscoe while en route to Sharjah.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jul 1932-20 Oct 1932
Extent:
1 file (82 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/5/281

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/281
Title:
File 6/7 II Kuwait landing ground
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Kuwait, various contractors, and companies, and the ruler of Kuwait regarding the construction of a landing ground in Kuwait. Various ancillary papers discuss the construction of an aerodrome, and the use of landing facilities by Ro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
19 Jun 1939-24 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (217 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/5/284

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/284
Title:
File 6/10 II Air Agreements
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and documentation relating to the establishment and running of air routes to and from the Persian Gulf Residency's various stations, particularly Kuwait. The documents include agreements between rulers and the British Political Agency and Imperial Airways on the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Mar 1935-1 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (333 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/5/288

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/288
Title:
File 6/12 RAF wireless station Kuwait
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and papers relating to the Royal Air Force's wireless communication facilities in Kuwait (referred to as W/T station) during the Second World War. Of note are discussions on wartimes cypher codes for the Royal Air Force as well as copies of the codes themselves.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1941-26 Jul 1946
Extent:
1 file (152 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/5/286

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/286
Title:
File 6/10 IV Air Agreements
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers relating to the maintenance and control of air landing facilities at Kuwait. Most of the papers discuss the air agreements negotiated with the ruler of Kuwait, as well as future air routes, and the increasing popularity of air travel following the exploration of the inte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Jan 1947-31 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (276 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/290

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/290
Title:
File 6/14 Schedule and non-schedule flights
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers and correspondence relating to the management of flight schedules to and from Kuwait. Various air routes as well as procedural and regulatory matters are discussed in the papers such as procedures for unscheduled landings and radio contact for unscheduled flights. Connec...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1948-22 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (153 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/5/291

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/291
Title:
File 6/15 Registration of Aircraft
Scope & Content:
This file contains lists of aircraft and equipment owned by The Contracting and Trading Company flown in and around the Arab principalities of the Persian Gulf. The lists were kept as part of the aircraft registration papers. Of note is a copy of the Air Navigation Regulations for civil aircraft...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 May 1949-19 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/5/287

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/287
Title:
File 6/11 Air photographs of Kuwait and Aerial Reconnaissance
Scope & Content:
This file contains permissions and correspondence pertaining to aerial photography of the territory of Kuwait.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 May 1934-28 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file (14 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/5/283

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/283
Title:
File 6/10 I Air Agreements
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and meeting minutes on the construction and maintenance of aerodromes in the Persian Gulf, specifically at Sharjah, Dubai, and the Trucial Coast. The majority of the papers relate to the agreements to be drawn up with local rulers on matters of civil aviation, ri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1933-2 Mar 1935
Extent:
1 file (241 folios)