'File 2/21 R.A.F. landing ground at Beit al Falaj (Petrol Store at Muscat).’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 2/21 R.A.F. landing ground at Beit al Falaj (Petrol Store at Muscat).’
- Contributor:
- Khimji Ramdas Group (correspondent; subject)
Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Āl Bū Sa'īd Dynasty (correspondent; subject)
Royal Air Force (correspondent) - Date:
- 1938/1948
- Description:
- The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams that are mainly related to the extension of the Royal Air Force (RAF) landing ground at Bait Al-Falaj (also spelled Beit Al-Falaj in the correspondence), Muscat. The work on the extension had been necessitated by the Second World War owing to the high landing speed of modern military aircraft.The file includes correspondence regarding the supply of materials, workers, and equipment which were to be supplied by Khimji Ramdas contractors.The file includes communications between the Air Ministry and the Political Agency, Muscat in order to obtain the approval of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman for the work to take place. It also includes telegrams from the Government of India (Independent India) to the Political Agency, Muscat asking for the Sultan’s permission for charter flights to land at Salalah and to fly over the Muscat territory.The correspondence in the file also contains notifications that the runway at Muscat was unserviceable and required immediate attention. It also includes drawings and maps of Bait Al-Falaj landing ground showing the proposed extension and road diversions.The main correspondents in the file are: Headquarters British Forces, Iraq; the Royal Air Force, Masirah; the Political Agency, Muscat; the Persian Gulf Residency, Bushire and Bahrain; and the Government of Muscat and Oman.1 file (148 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 135-147 are file notes.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; 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
Arabic - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Air force
Civil aviation
Airfields - Geographic region:
- Bait al-Falaj
Masirah - Extent:
- 1 file (148 folios)
- Rights:
- Unknown
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Public Domain
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0002eb_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x0002eb_en
IOR/R/15/6/99 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers