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IOR/L/PS/12/2040
- Record Id:
- 040-000557059
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000556965
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x000242
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100037822094.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/2040
- Title:
- Coll 5/78 ‘Facilities for the R.A.F. on the Arab Coast’
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence regarding proposals to station a Royal Air Force (RAF) light bomber squadron at Sharjah and a reconnaissance squadron at Dubai. It also discusses works to be undertaken at aerodromes in Bahrain, Sharjah, Dubai, and Kalba. This correspondence has been circulated to government departments by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. Copies of telegrams dating back to the 22 January 1942 are present in the file.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000556965
040-000557059 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/1947-2060 : Political (External) Collection 5: Aircraft and Aviation
IOR/L/PS/12/2040 : Coll 5/78 ‘Facilities for the R.A.F. on the Arab Coast’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0006]/037-000556965[0094]/040-000557059
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (21 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x000242
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1942
- End Date:
- 1942
- Date Range:
- 2 Feb 1942-5 May 1942
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 23; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-22; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- Coll 5/78
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)