‘File 13/21 Private Aviation – Annex’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘File 13/21 Private Aviation – Annex’
- Date:
- 1946/1947
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains telegrams and letters sent to and from the Political Agency in Bahrain, containing the details of private flights scheduled to touch down at Bahrain and/or Sharjah. Details of most incoming flights were sent by the RAF Commanding Officer at Bahrain to the Political Agency, with details passed on to the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, as appropriate. These telegrams contains details of the anticipated arrival of flights, flight numbers, flight itineraries, names of crew and passengers, and some detail of instruction upon arrival: reporting to the customs department, passport medical officer.The file’s office notes, written by the Political Agent, Captain Hugh Dunstan Rance, his Assistant and others, give indication of an incident in late 1946 when there were breakdowns in telephone communication between RAF officials, customs house officials and employees at the Political Agency, on the event of an aircraft arriving at Muharraq airfield (f 7), in turn provoking further discussion (summarised in typewritten notes on f 23) on how best to manage the flow of information to various parties (customs, quarantine) in the event of new arrivals at Bahrain in future.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the 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.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Passports
Quarantine
Quarantine Medical Officer, Bahrain - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00033d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00033d_en
IOR/R/15/2/526
IOR/R/15/2/526