Coll 5/84 ‘Discussions re post war civil aviation’

Content

The file contains papers related to developments in post-war civil aviation. It contains correspondence related to the stance to be taken by Commonwealth countries in preparation for the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. The file also contains a set of papers submitted by Albert Rope, Secretary General to the International Commission for Air Navigation (ICAN): see folios 82-93. This submission outlines the activities, history, and organisation of ICAN, and makes the case that it should continue to regulate international aviation following the close of the Second World War (1939-1945).

Two publications have been included in the file:

• ff 3-26: Procedures for Air Navigation Services: Communication Orders (COM) , printed Montreal (1947) by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
• ff 43-74: International Civil Aviation Conference: Part 1; Final Act and Appendices I-V, Chicago, 7December 1944 , printed in London (1945) by HM Stationery Office.

The main correspondents are officials of the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. and representatives of the Posts and Air Department of the Government of India.

The 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.

Extent and format

1 file (128 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 129; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/2046

Former external reference(s)

Coll 5/84

History of this record

Date(s)

23 Aug 1944-30 Jan 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Convention Relating to the Regulation of Aerial Navigation (1919)Paris Convention (1919)Civil aviationConvention on International Civil Aviation (1944)Chicago Convention (1944)

People & organisations

International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Commission for Air NavigationSecretary General to the International Commission for Air NavigationGovernment of India, Posts and Telegraphs Department

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Coll 5/84 ‘Discussions re post war civil aviation’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2046, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x000248> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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