IOR/R/15/2/1687

The file consists of correspondence between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the British Overseas Airways Corporation in Bahrain. Additional correspondence is from the Foreign Office and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain.

The papers cover a range of matters, mostly of an operational and administrative nature, such as:

• flight service information, including timetables, schedules, flight numbers, fares, and aircraft information;
• notice of special and discounted fares such as those for school children during holidays and 'excursion fares' to parts of India;
• health regulations such as the need for cholera inoculation certificates for travel to Basra;
• excess baggage costs, cancellation fees, and rates for accommodation;
• availability and cost of fresh produce from Cyprus;
• notice of special flights, including passenger lists;
• customs facilities at Bahrain airport;
• sale of decommissioned vessels and equipment;
• information on company personnel.

The papers relate mostly to flights to and from the United Kingdom, and local and regional flights. However, details of flights to destinations as far afield as New York and Tokyo are also included. The British Overseas Airways Corporation also provided information on other regional carriers, such as Iraqi Airways, Cyprus Airways, and Air India.

Folios 343-355 are internal office notes.