‘File 2/19 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3i) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Ras Al Had.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘File 2/19 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3i) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Ras Al Had.’
- Date:
- 1930/1947
- Description:
- Abstract: The file includes correspondence in the form of telegrams, letters and memoranda related to the establishment and the later evacuation of the landing ground at Ras Al-Hadd (Also Ras Al-Had).Folios 1 to 19 are all dated 1930, and they include correspondence between the Air Headquarters, British Forces, Aden; the Political Agency, Muscat; and the Muscat and Oman Government. The correspondence concerns the issuing of permission by the Sultan for the work to take place at Ras Al-Hadd. These folios also contain petitions that were raised by the local tribes against the establishment of the landing ground in their region.The rest of the correspondence in the file is dated 1946-1947, and it is related to the arrangements for the removal of the Royal Air Force Unit at Ras Al-Hadd, and the subsequent selling of the stores and equipment belonging to the unit. Agreements were made with the Muscat Government to buy the stores. The file includes notices to tenderers which include the conditions of sale. It also includes correspondence regarding the arrangement for watchmen to be sent to safeguard the site while the evacuation was taking place. The company of Khimji Ramdas was in charge of payment matters.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 114; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Air force
Airfields - Geographic region:
- Ras al-Hadd
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0002e8_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0002e8_en
IOR/R/15/6/96
IOR/R/15/6/96