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IOR/R/15/6/99
- Record Id:
- 040-000242589
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000242469
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0002eb
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100076680186.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/6/99
- Title:
- 'File 2/21 R.A.F. landing ground at Beit al Falaj (Petrol Store at Muscat).’
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams that are mainly related to the extension of the Royal Air Force (RAF) landing ground at Bait Al-Falaj (also spelled Beit Al-Falaj in the correspondence), Muscat. The work on the extension had been necessitated by the Second World War owing to the high landing speed of modern military aircraft.
The file includes correspondence regarding the supply of materials, workers, and equipment which were to be supplied by Khimji Ramdas contractors.
The file includes communications between the Air Ministry and the Political Agency, Muscat in order to obtain the approval of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for the work to take place. It also includes telegrams from the Government of India (Independent India) to the Political Agency, Muscat asking for the Sultan’s permission for charter flights to land at Salalah and to fly over the Muscat territory.
The correspondence in the file also contains notifications that the runway at Muscat was unserviceable and required immediate attention. It also includes drawings and maps of Bait Al-Falaj landing ground showing the proposed extension and road diversions.
The main correspondents in the file are: Headquarters British Forces, Iraq; the Royal Air Force, Masirah; the Political Agency, Muscat; the Persian Gulf Residency, Bushire and Bahrain; and the Government of Muscat and Oman.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000242469
037-000242557
038-000242561
040-000242589 - 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/15/6 : Political Agency, Muscat
IOR/R/15/6/70-472 : Muscat Agency, Subject Files
IOR/R/15/6/72-121 : File 2: Aviation
IOR/R/15/6/99 : 'File 2/21 R.A.F. landing ground at Beit al Falaj (Petrol Store at Muscat).’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0006]/036-000242469[0003]/037-000242557[0002]/038-000242561[0028]/040-000242589
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (148 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0002eb
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 17 Feb 1938-17 May 1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Subject Files: File 2/21 [cont]
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 135-147 are file notes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)