Coll 5/25 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Landing Ground at Bahrain; Bahrain Civil Air Agreement; Cessation of "C" class service’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 5/25 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Landing Ground at Bahrain; Bahrain Civil Air Agreement; Cessation of "C" class service’
- Date:
- 1945/1948
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence related to the provision of civil air services to Bahrain. It therefore covers a range of related topics such as the amendment and renewal of the Bahrain Civil Air Agreement, money due to the Ruler of Bahrain under the agreement, amendments to landing fees, aviation facilities at Bahrain, and alterations to be made to British Overseas Airways Corporation services (BOAC) to/from Bahrain. The topic covered in the most depth is the termination of the BOAC Class C (Calcutta) flying boat service, and the consequences of the subsequent reduction in services for Bahrain. The file also includes correspondence on proposals for the provision of alternative services, and the final introduction by BOAC of a replacement Plymouth flying boat service. The provision of services by alternative air lines is also briefly considered.The main correspondents are as follows: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (William Rupert Hay), the Political Agent at Bahrain, officials of the India Office (from August 1947 the Commonwealth Relations Office), and officials of the Ministry of Civil AviationThe file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 174; 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:
- Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (1934)
Short S.8 Calcutta (Seaplane)
Civil aviation - Geographic region:
- Bahrain
- Rights:
- رخصة المشاع الإبداعي لأغراض غير تجارية
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000555.0x0001ff_ar
81055/vdc_100000000555.0x0001ff_en
IOR/L/PS/12/1973
IOR/L/PS/12/1973