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IOR/R/15/2/271
- Record Id:
- 040-000228542
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00008e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023549740.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- 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 Bahrain identified as a practical central base for the protection of the Persian Gulf. The correspondence discusses: plans to expand the existing aerodrome at Muharraq; questions over whether customs should be paid by the RAF in Bahrain, as charged by the Bahrain Government; the proximity of property owned by Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah to the site proposed for acquisition; the cost of the acquisition of land; and arrangements for the construction of the RAF base. Enclosed in the file are three blueprint maps showing the proposed areas for acquisition and development at Muharraq, in relation to local properties and villages (folios 104a-106).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228401
038-000228529
040-000228542 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/139-916 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/259-293 : File 7 Royal Air Force
IOR/R/15/2/271 : ‘File 7/5 Proposal to base R.A.F. squadron in Bahrain’ - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/2/271, f 104A : ‘Bisaitin Moharraq. Northern Foreshore’
IOR/R/15/2/271, f 105 : ‘Bisaitin Moharraq. Northern Foreshore. Plan B’
IOR/R/15/2/271, f 106 : ‘R.A.F. Landing Ground and the village of Dair in the Island of Moharaq. Plan A’
Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/R/15/2/271 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0008]/038-000228529[0013]/040-000228542
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (109 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00008e
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1935
- End Date:
- 1943
- Date Range:
- 27 Jun 1935-29 Nov 1943
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The foliation sequence begins on the front cover and ends on the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1 and 1A; 16, 16a, 16b, and 104a.
- Former External References:
- Confidential Office: File 7/5
- Arrangement:
- The contents of the file have been arranged in approximately chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the rear. There is a set of office notes towards the end of the file (folios 87-103), which mirror the chronological arrangement. Three fold-out maps have been placed at the end of the file (folios 104a-06). Circled index numbers in red crayon and ink can be found throughout the file, and refer to the office notes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)