Author
the Second World War owing to the high landing speed of modern military aircraft.
The file includes correspondence regarding the supply of materials
Publication Date
17 Feb 1938-17 May 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
148
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/99
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0002eb
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
17 Feb 1938-17 May 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams that are mainly related to the extension of the Royal Air Force (RAF) landing ground at Bait Al-Falaj (also spelled Beit Al-Falaj in the correspondence), Muscat. The work on the extension had been necessitated by the Second World War owing to the high landing speed of modern military aircraft.
The file includes correspondence regarding the supply of materials, workers, and equipment which were to be supplied by Khimji Ramdas contractors.
The file includes communications between the Air Ministry and the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Muscat in order to obtain the approval of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for the work to take place. It also includes telegrams from the Government of India (Independent India) to the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Muscat asking for the Sultan’s permission for charter flights to land at Salalah and to fly over the Muscat territory.
The correspondence in the file also contains notifications that the runway at Muscat was unserviceable and required immediate attention. It also includes drawings and maps of Bait Al-Falaj landing ground showing the proposed extension and road diversions.
The main correspondents in the file are: Headquarters British Forces, Iraq; the Royal Air Force, Masirah; the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Muscat; the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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 and Bahrain; and the Government of Muscat and Oman.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 135-147 are file notes.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject Files: File 2/21 [cont]
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
‘BEIT AL FALAJ L. G. MUSCAT’
4 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/6/99, f 6
‘MUSCAT BAIT AL FALAJ LANDING GROUND’
4 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/6/99, f 26
‘SKETCH MAP OF BAIT AL FALAJ AREA’
7 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/6/99, ff 148-149
