Author
a host of British officials including political and consular agents and RAF officers.
A telex sent by the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative
Publication Date
14 Nov 1940-30 Oct 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
52
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/276
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000093
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
14 Nov 1940-30 Oct 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains letters, telegrams and other papers relating to unidentified aircraft either seen or heard over the Arab coast during the Second World War, and the emergency landing of a B-17 Flying Fortress at Abu Dhabi in May 1944. Correspondence is sent and received by a host of British officials including political and consular agents and RAF officers.
A telex sent by 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.
to the Government of India on 25 November 1940 reported that Italian radio broadcasts had claimed success in a bombing raid over Bahrain, accounting for recent reports of unidentified aircraft in the area (folio 6). A large part of the correspondence in the file concerns payments made by the crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress to local Arabs, who offered them water and assistance. The crew members gave an array of banknotes to one man, which staff at the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain attempted to convert into
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
at the Eastern Bank (folio 38). Further correspondence relates to a complaint made by the clerk at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Sharjah, over abuse directed at him by staff from the RAF base in the town (folios 46-47).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end. The office notes at the end of the file (folios 51-53) mirror the chronological arrangement. Circled index numbers, written in red crayon and ink, can be found throughout the volume, and refer to the office notes.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Office: File 7/11
