Author
an agent.
Publication Date
26 Sep 1929-18 Apr 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
25
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/98
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0002ea
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
26 Sep 1929-18 Apr 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams related to the Royal Air Force's (RAF's) request for the acquisition of land to establish a landing ground at Bait Al-Falaj, and their request to obtain the Government of Muscat and Oman’s permission for the work to take place.
Most of the file is dated 1929, apart from folios 25-26 which are dated 1933. The letter in these two folios is sent from the Muscat
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.
to the
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.
concerning the landing grounds at Masirah, Murbat and Bait Al-Falaj. It is most likely that there are missing folios in the file dated between 1929 and 1933.
The main correspondents in the file are: Headquarters British Forces, Iraq; the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Muscat; and the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, Bushire.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject Files: File 2/21
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
'BAIT AL-FALAJ'
4 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/6/98, f 8
‘LANDING GROUND AT BET-AL-FALAJ’
4 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/6/98, f 11
