File 351/1926 ‘Arabia: Nejd: Employment of British airmen by Ibn Saud Hejazi Air Force’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- File 351/1926 ‘Arabia: Nejd: Employment of British airmen by Ibn Saud Hejazi Air Force’
- Date:
- 1926/1931
- Description:
- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence, mainly Foreign Office despatches received from Jedda, relating to the creation of the Hejaz Air Force by Ibn Saud, with the assistance of the British Government and British air personnel. The main correspondents are the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Government of Hejaz and Nejd, the British Representative at Jedda and the Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office, London. The topics discussed include the selection of air bases, the purchase and supply of aircraft, bombs, machine guns, parts, stores, fuel and wireless telegraphy, the recruitment of airmen and the drafting of their employment contracts, national markings for the Hejaz aircraft and the prohibition against non-Muslim pilots from flying over the Holy Places of Islam at Mecca and Medina.The volume includes two dividers which give the subject number, the year the file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 700; 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 present in parallel between ff 263-699; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Air force
Hejaz Air Force - Geographic region:
- Hejaz
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0001b9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0001b9_en
IOR/L/PS/10/1167
IOR/L/PS/10/1167