'File 39/17 ARAMCO Planes'

Title:

'File 39/17 ARAMCO Planes'

Date:

1946/1946

Description:

Abstract: The file contains correspondence with Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) representatives regarding the use of a chartered plane to transport personnel of ARAMCO to Dhahran. The letters request permission from the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain for the chartered plane and for another private plane used by the Company, to land at Muharraq [Bahrain].There are also letters from Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO), wanting to build an air strip at Awali for use of the private ARAMCO aircraft, including a map of 'Proposed Air Strip Bahrain' (f 19) and a 'Location Plan - Proposed Air Strip, Bahrain' (f 23).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 32; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Aeroplanes
Airfields

Geographic region:

ʻAwālī
Dhahran
Muharraq Island

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000149_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000149_en
IOR/R/15/2/886
IOR/R/15/2/886

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