Author
Government officials in 1933
Publication Date
10 Jun 1933-10 Jan 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
239
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/515
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000332
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
10 Jun 1933-10 Jan 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains correspondence relating to the drafting and implementation of Civil Aviation Agreements and Air Navigation Regulations between the British Government and Sheikhs of Bahrain and Kuwait (frequently referred to as Koweit), all of which came into effect in 1934. The principal correspondents in the file are Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle,
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch,
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and representatives of the Air Ministry and
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
.
There are multiple copies of the regulations contained in the volume, including: blank drafts drawn up by Government officials in 1933 (ff 11-16); one of the four original copies of the air agreement signed by the Ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, dated 6 June 1934 (ff 161-176); and printed copies of the 1934 Civil Air Agreements and Air Navigation Regulations for Bahrain and Kuwait (ff 185-187, 189-191, 193-194, 196-197). Correspondence related to the agreements deal with matters including: exemption of duty payable on aircraft fuel imported into Bahrain; priority given to military aircraft in using civilian aerodromes; authorisation requests (subsequent to the publication of the agreements) for aircraft belonging to Imperial Airways Limited, Indian Trans-Continental Airways and Qantas, to use aerodrome facilities at Bahrain.
The volume also contains two newspaper cuttings: one from
The Observer
(UK), dated 10 April 1934, commenting on British aircraft construction and technology lagging behind those of the United States and France (f 127), and a piece from
The Evening Standard
(UK), dated 28 March 1934, celebrating ten years of Imperial Airways (f 139).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the volume (ff 233-245) mirror the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Files: 13/7
