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5871. IOR/R/15/2/268

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/268
Title:
‘File 7/2 VI Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’
Scope & Content:
The volume’s letters, telegrams and other papers relate to the installation, maintenance and extension of British air facilities along the Arab coast of the Gulf. The principle correspondents in the file are the Political Resident, the Political Agent at Bahrain, the Political Officer on the Tru...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 Aug 1937-30 Apr 1942
Extent:
1 volume (298 folios)

5872. IOR/R/15/2/269

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/269
Title:
‘File 7/3 Scope and functions of F/Lt. Finch at Sharjah’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence in the file relates to the appointment of Flight Lieutenant Finch of the Royal Air Force to Sharjah, to assist in the construction of the rest house at the Sharjah aerodrome. Fluent in Arabic, Finch was warned by the Political Resident (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle) no...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
24 Nov 1932-13 Jun 1933
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

5873. IOR/R/15/2/270

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/270
Title:
‘File 7/4 Night flying training in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The correspondence in the file relates to a request made by 203 RAF Squadron at Basra, to carry out night-time flying practice, involving two flying boats for a period of ten days, at Bahrain. The Political Agent, Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Loch, replied by stating that the ruler, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 May 1934-22 Jun 1934
Extent:
1 file (5 folios)

5874. IOR/R/15/2/271

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/271
Title:
‘File 7/5 Proposal to base R.A.F. squadron in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and blueprint plans, related to the acquisition of land at Muharraq for the establishment of a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Bahrain. The plan to establish an RAF squadron at Bahrain was precipitated by the relocation of Squadron 203 from Basra to Aden, with Bahra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Jun 1935-29 Nov 1943
Extent:
1 file (109 folios)

5875. IOR/R/15/2/271, f 104A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/271, f 104A
Title:
‘Bisaitin Moharraq. Northern Foreshore’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Blueprint prepared in the Land Department showing landing ground near Bisaitin (Busaiteen) village with plots of land labelled for reference and owners’ names given.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1938
Extent:
1 map

5876. IOR/R/15/2/271, f 105

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/271, f 105
Title:
‘Bisaitin Moharraq. Northern Foreshore. Plan B’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Map showing landing ground near Bisaitin (Busaiteen) village with plots of land labelled for reference and owners’ names given. Blueprint prepared in the Land Department with extensive additions in black ink, and red and blue crayon indicating the proposed development at...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1938
Extent:
1 map

5877. IOR/R/15/2/271, f 106

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/271, f 106
Title:
‘R.A.F. Landing Ground and the village of Dair in the Island of Moharaq. Plan A’
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Blueprint prepared in the Land Department showing Al Dair village with properties labelled for reference and owners’ names given. Includes additions in black ink, and yellow and red crayon indicating the proposed development with approximate dimensions reported. Inscript...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1938
Extent:
1 map

5878. IOR/R/15/2/272

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/272
Title:
‘File 7/5 A Customs duties on R.A.F. stores’
Scope & Content:
The file’s correspondence concerns an agreement to exempt customs duty on imports (particularly of oil and petrol) to the Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Muharraq in Bahrain. The key correspondents in the file are the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman, from October 1937 to October 1940, M...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1938-8 Nov 1942
Extent:
1 file (48 folios)

5879. IOR/R/15/2/273

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/273
Title:
‘File 7/6 Proposal to construct ammunition dump at Bahrain & Sharjah’
Scope & Content:
The file’s contents concern the establishment of an ammunition and bomb store at the Royal Air Force (RAF) aerodrome at Sharjah. Mention is made of the requirement for a bomb store at the RAF base at Bahrain at the beginning of the file, but it does not constitute a significant part of the file....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
27 Feb 1935-26 Feb 1941
Extent:
1 file (68 folios)

5880. IOR/R/15/2/274

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/274
Title:
‘File 7/9 Unauthorised flights by RAF’
Scope & Content:
The file’s correspondence, papers and other items relate to unauthorised flights and emergency landings in Saudi territory by British aircraft. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent in Bahrain, the Political Agent in Kuwait (these two posts being held by a number of in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1936-17 May 1942
Extent:
1 file (58 folios)

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