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AVIA 2/2801

This file was originally catalogued under more than one subject heading. Those headings, and details of this file, are as follows: AERODROMES: General (Code 4/2): Persian Gulf aerodromes: air agreements with Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN (Code: 11/1): Persian Gulf aerodromes: air agreements with Britian Kuwait and Muscat. ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Foreign, 1937-1939

This file concerns the revision of the civil air agreements made between the UK and Bahrain, and the UK and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 464/17

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1962-1968, 1962 Jan 01 - 1968 Dec 31

This file contains Orders in Council relating to Arabia and the Gulf from 1962-1967. In particular it relates to: Muscat, Qatar, Aden, the Trucial States and Bahrain. These orders cover topics including: Amendments of orders, transfers of jurisdiction, airports, aviation, pharmaceutical regulations, customs duties, finance, commerce, ports, traffic, currency, immigration, doctors, alcohol, drugs, pesticides, the Trucial Oman Scouts, labour, police, patents, leasing of land, prisons, criminal procedure, explosives and contract law.

AVIA 2/1904

ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Arabian coast route - Shinas and Kalba landing ground, 1932-1938

This file concerns the efforts to obtain use of a landing ground on the east side of the Musandam Peninsula.
FCO 8/1620

Withdrawal of British armed forces from Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the withdrawal of British military forces from the Gulf, January to August 1971.
FO 371/105683

Ministry of Civil Aviation Mission to the Persian Gulf; consideration of siting of Kuwait airfield and general problems of Bahrain and Sharjah. Code GA file 105, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Designation of aerodromes in British territories overseas under the Chicago Convention, involving Kuwait and Bahrain (1-2) Restrictions on the use of the Muscat airfield by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Saeed Bin Taimur (3) Proposal by Airwork to operate a freight service to Jebel Ali, a potentially disputed area (4, 6, 12) Arrangements for a Ministry of Civil Aviation mission to the Gulf during April-May 1953 to study conditions and discuss related issues, including: an overview of upcoming Air Ministry plans in the Gulf; briefs on t
FO 371/140191

Air force of Muscat. Code BA file 1223 (papers 32 to 58), 1959

This file concerns the Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF).
FO 371/126951

Armed forces of UK in Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains: Notes and material collected in response to an enquiry from the Ministry of Defence regarding the agreements by which HMG is able to station armed forces in the Gulf, and the status of these forces. It includes translations of documents from 1934 regarding the purchase of land in Bahrain for use by HMG. It also contains a paper titled 'Position of our naval, military and air forces in the Persian Gulf states' (1-3) Paper entitled 'Organisation and deployment of land forces in the Persian Gulf, Muscat and Oman', prepared by Commander Land Forces Persian Gulf.
FO 371/140190

Air force of Muscat. Code BA file 1223 (papers 22 to 31), 1959

This file contains: Details and estimated costings for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's Air Force (SOAF) construction programme, along with related correspondence (22, 24, 29) Movement order for the SOAF to move to RAF Khormaksar in Aden (23) Estimate of the cost for the maintenance of the airstrip at Bait al Falaj [Bayt Al Falaj], along with related correspondence (25) Correspondence relating to the task forms and other papers accumulated relating to the SOAF (26) Correspondence relating to the visit of A J Crawford of Airwork Services to Muscat, to discuss a service contract (28
FO 371/185375

British bases and personnel, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposals for the construction of a concrete turning circle at the Bait Al Falaj [Bayt Al Falaj] Airstrip, along with other improvements (1, 4) Future of the RAF station at Salalah, in light of the British withdrawal from Aden (8-9) Enquiry as to the reason why mail sent to British servicemen serving in the Sultan's Armed Forces is taking a long time to arrive (10) Discussions with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur about RAF fuel dumps at Salalah (11)

FO 371/168937

Airstrip construction, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Approach by Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to Costain Group Plc and Frederick Snow and Partners for assistance in constructing a civilian airfield in Buraimi (1) Request for information about Dimitrios Demetriou, who is said to be working as an intermediary for Sheikh Zayed (2) Earlier tender put in by Zompi, a firm of European contractors, for laying a concrete airstrip in Buraimi, with assistance from the RAF in transporting equipment.
FO 371/156806

Airfields, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Improvements to the RAF airfield on Masirah Island, and the intention to recruit Pakistan nationals to the labour force, for which the approval of the Pakistan Government is sought (1) Request to the Air Ministry for rental payment for the Masirah and Salalah Airfields (2) Transcriptions of a radio report broadcast on 'Voice of the Arabs', an Egyptian transnational Arabic radio service, that Britain is to transfer its military bases from Aden to Masirah Island, and responses on this (3) Excerpts of reports broadcast on 'Voice of the Ar
FO 1016/23

Gulf Aviation Company Limited: establishment of scheduled flights to and from Bahrain, 1950 Jan 4-1951 Jan 3

This file relates to Bosworth - (Gulf Aviation Company).