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'File 13/2 VII Air facilities in Arab shaikhdoms' [‎32r] (63/430)

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The record is made up of 1 file (212 folios). It was created in 20 Sep 1945-25 Aug 1946. It was written in English, Arabic and French. The original is part of the 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. .

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(Received under External Affairs Department Endorsement
No. D.6S63-G/45 dated the 18th December 1945}
GOVERMMENT OF INDIA.
INSTRUCTIONS TO AERODROME OFFICERS .
SPPC^AL SgRIEg NO,83,.
(013-180)
INTERNATIOWAI: CIVIL FLIGHTS .
The following Instructions are Issued as a
guide to Aerodrome Officers in dealing with casual
civil international flights to and acorss India. This
procedure will be in force until such time as U.S.A.A.F.
and R.A.F. are in charge of some of the civil aerodromes
on the Trans-India route. When civil administration
and control of the air routes are re-established, all
such arrangements will be a matter of routine based on
standing instructions.
Prior permlsr.lon f or International rivll flights; As
long as the present emergency restrictions to international
flights to and acrosp India are in force, all International
flights will need a permit granted by the Government of
India prior to arrival In India. Intimation of such
permits granted by Government of India will be made by
this office to all the Aerodrome Officers concerned for
advance information. ^he Officer Commanding, U.S.A.A .F.
at Karachi will be informed by the Chief aerodrome Officer
when a landing at Karachi Air Port is expected. Mr
Headquarters, India and H.C^. Base Air Forces, South East
Asia will be informed by Director General of Civil
Aviation.
Custopjs Aerodromes ; The first landing in India wil-1 be
made at Karachi for East Bound aircraft and at Calcutta
in the case of West Bound aircraft. In the case of
land planes, landings at Karachi may be made at Mauripur
or Karachi air Port and landiii^s aL Calcutta at Dum Dum.
Although the Karachi Air Port and the Civil Aerodrome
at Dum Dum have not been taken over from U.S.A.A.F, and
R.A.F, respectively, customs, emigration and health
administrations are established at the aerccircmes* In
the case of flying boats, landings will be made at the
Seaplane Bases Keaiarl at Karachi or Bally at Calcutta.
The final departure from India must also be from Calcutta
in the case of East Bound and Karachi In the case of
West Bound aircraft.
Petrol : The aircraft should obtain supplies of petrol
and oil from commercial sources and not from R.A.F. or
U.S.A.A.F. The necessary petrol licences will be •
Issued by the D.G.C.A. and forwarded to the Aerodrome
Officers at the port of entry, so that they may be handed
over to pilots on arrival.
Widln^ and hcuslng charges s All aircraft are liable to
I pay landing and housing charges in accordance with Indian
Aircraft Rules. Aerodrcme Officers are responsible
for collectlngi the charges.
Radio . Civil and service aeronautical organisation in
India will give wireless facilities in accordance with
their present procedure. There is no objection to the
aircraft working with U.S.A.A.F. stations in the
transitional period.
fleport to Civil Aviation authorities> On arrival in
India the pilots should immediately report to the local
Aerodrome Officers. The Aerodrome Officers at ports pf
entry and exit will contact the pilots on arrival and
prior to departure to ensure arrangements for the customs,
emigration and health examination.
Simla, 14.11 •45* Sd.F.TY^S.
r.rtTiv to EAD. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATION IN INDIA.

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The file contains correspondence related to the negotiation of new or continuing civil air agreements between British Government representatives and the Sheikhs of Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . The main correspondents in the file are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain (Major Arnold Crawshaw Galloway until July 1946, thereafter Hugh Rance), and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Sir Geoffrey Prior until November 1945, Sir Rupert Hay thereafter).

The file begins with correspondence related to negotiations for the continuance of the Civil Air Agreement already in place between the British Government/British Overseas Air Corporation (BOAC) and the Government of Bahrain (see 'File 13/1 I Aerodrome at Bahrain' IOR/R/15/2/505 for the original agreement). Notes from a meeting that took place at 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. in London on 9 October 1945, outline the British Government's reasons for wishing to extend the Agreement by seven years (folio 9).

Subsequent correspondence in the file relates to a number of new air routes proposed between Europe and India/Asia, which would entail increasing numbers of international aircraft passing over or refuelling on the Arab Gulf coast. These airlines included Transcontinental and Western Airlines (TWA), Air France, Morton Air Services Limited, and Dalmia Jain Airways. The Chicago Convention, an international code intended to coordinate and regulate international air travel, had been signed on 7 December 1944. Amongst its provisions was the need to accord equal rights to all aircraft flying over foreign territories. In response to the convention, the British Government had to seek the Arab coast sheikhs' agreement to conform to the Chicago code, in order to permit airlines such as TWA and Air France the right to fly over or land in the dominions. Copies of the letters sent by Galloway to the various sheikhs are included in the file (folios 41-48), along with the sheikhs' replies (folios 61-66, 70-71, 73-80). The file also includes a printed copy of an agreement between the British and French Governments relating to air transport between British and French territories, issued on 28 February 1946 (folios 129-140), and reports of TWA's plans to fly to Bombay via Saudi Arabia (folio 184).

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1 file (212 folios)
Arrangement

The contents of the file have been arranged in approximate chronological order, running from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end.

There is a set of office notes at the end of the file (folios 199-213) which mirrors the chronological arrangement. The office notes comprise a numbered list of items contained in the volume. Each item is written in red or blue/black ink, dependent on whether it refers to an incoming (red) or outgoing (blue/black) piece of correspondence. The list references items in the file, marked either with corresponding red or blue numbers.

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Foliation: The main foliation system starts on the front cover of the file, and runs to the inside back cover. It uses circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . There is a second foliation system which uses uncircled numbers, also in the top-right corner of each folio. This foliation system runs through most of the volume, merging occasionally with the main foliation system. Some items in the file are marked with circled red or blue crayon numbers, which constitute part of the original filing arrangement. Blue numbers are used for outgoing correspondence, red numbers for incoming correspondence.

Folio 66 is a fold-out.

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English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script
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