‘File 13/2 A Air facilities in Arab shaikhdoms. Routine correspondence’
Date:
1949/1949
Description:
Abstract: The file relates to fuelling instructions at the aerodrome in Bahrain. A copy of a letter from the Branch Manager of the BP [British Petroleum] Aviation Service, to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 20 March 1949 (f 4), states that the company will permit fuelling of aircraft while passengers are on board, with certain stipulations. A reply to the letter, sent by the First Secretary at the Political Residency, dated 23 March 1946 (f 3), states that there are at present no local regulations prohibiting the fuelling of aircraft with passengers on board.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.