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IOR/L/PS/12/2054, f 145
- Record Id:
- 041-003354962
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000556965
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100037600221.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100040093654.0x000001
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/2054, f 145
- Title:
- Map showing proposed RAF air route between UK and the Far East and contemplated US route between North Africa and the Far East
- Scope & Content:
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The map is appended to a report by the Joint Planning Staff – a subcommittee of the Chiefs of Staff Committee – examining proposals by the United States for a military air transit route between the Far East and North Africa: JP (46) 142 (Final) see folios 137-145.
The map shows most of the globe with the planned Royal Air Force route illustrated in black and the contemplated US route shown in red. Uncertain portions of the US route are shown as dashed lines, and proposed landing places on both routes have been highlighted.
It contains the following printing statement ‘Geographical Section, General Staff, 1942’.
- 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
040-000557073
041-003354962 - 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/12/2054 : Coll 5/87S ‘United States: Request for Military Air Transit Rights in India and Burma’
IOR/L/PS/12/2054, f 145 : Map showing proposed RAF air route between UK and the Far East and contemplated US route between North Africa and the… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0006]/037-000556965[0108]/040-000557073[0002]/041-003354962
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 map
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040093654.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1946
- End Date:
- 1946
- Date Range:
- 2 Aug 1946
- Era:
- CE
- Scale:
- Scale not given
- Scale Designator:
- Horizontal
- Coordinates (Decimal):
- -97.7,-60.1,171.6,71.9
- Coordinates (Degree):
- W 97°42’0”-E 171°36’0”/N 71°54’0”-S 60°6’0”
- Orientation:
- North
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: printed on paper
Dimensions: 314 x 466mm, on sheet 333 x 500mm
- Material Type:
- Maps and Plans
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)