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IOR/R/15/2/281
- Record Id:
- 040-000228552
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000098
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023241120.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/281
- Title:
- ‘File 7/15 Improvements to Muharraq aerodrome’
- Scope & Content:
- The file’s correspondence concerns the physical expansion of the Royal Air Force (RAF) aerodrome at Muharraq. Correspondence discusses the local labour requirements (up to 2500 men) for construction works, the encroachment of the site and its buildings onto adjoining land, the condition of the road alongside the site, and a public petition raised by villagers residing on the north coast of Muharraq, who have effectively been cut off from the rest of the island by the aerodrome.
- 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
040-000228552 - 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/15/2/281 : ‘File 7/15 Improvements to Muharraq aerodrome’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0008]/038-000228529[0023]/040-000228552
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (8 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000098
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1946
- Date Range:
- 31 Jan 1945-9 Nov 1946
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: The main foliation sequence starts on the front cover and ends on the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A second incomplete foliation sequence also runs between ff 2-7; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Blue and red circled index numbers, written in crayon and ink can also be found throughout the volume.
- Former External References:
- Confidential Office: File 7/15
- Arrangement:
- The contents of the file are arranged in chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)