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‘File 13/22 India – Persian Gulf Air Route. India – U.K. Air Route’ [‎2r] (3/138)

The record is made up of 1 file (67 folios). It was created in 5 Apr 1946-1 Aug 1948. It was written in English. 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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I have tha honour to rofer to the sainutea
of th© mating hold tn tha external Affairs Diprxrtmnt
on Tuesday the 11th i>«cee*har 1.46, to consider the
question of civil aviation between India and erslan
and to say that I discussed the question of these
proposed sir routes at a meeting with £ir Ouruneth
Bewoor and ;>lr Frederick Tyams during nf recent visit
to Jeihi.
4^ Um l {minted out Umt the proposed route (1)
was a roundabout method of reaching Tehran and added
that so far as (2) was concerned little payload co ild
be excected along the onth Persian coast and that the
traffic between Bushlre, hhiras, Isfahan and Tehran
would almost certainly be closed to an Indian line as a
Parslan line is already operating on this sectl «• I
added with regard to the Air Attache*s objections regerdk
Ing the fsountainous country between Jhiraz and Isfahan,
that this Parsian air line was alre dy covering it with
out difficulty, and that 16 years a*:o Junkers had
apparently experienced no difficulty with the primitive
aeroplanes then available. As regards (3) and (4), I
felt that I could offer no useful suggestions.
3. I then drew attention to an excellent open-
ins,; which existed for an Indian air line along the Arab
shores of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , The requisites of a
/between halts profitable air line are that the distances/shouic oot be
too great, and that traffic should readily be available at
^ all tha stapes. I suggest, therefore, that the
Government of India should encourage an air line to fly
to Basra stopping at Jlwwni, hharjah, Bahrain, Kuwait and
finally Basra.
4. The present atearer service to uwad’ir Is
very | oor and there is little doubt that an air line would
attract a considerable amount of air nail. In addition to
such passengers as could not wait for a ship. It Is
true that the distance fro* Ovador to Jiwanl is consid
erable, and at present owing to the indifferent nature
of the road takes sotae 6 hours, but this would not affect
air mall and passengers would be prepared to face this.
The aerodrome at Jlwanl is presumably the property of the
Government of India and they could make their own terms
/for an
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Confidential.
Bahrain receipt.
MMHMBA.

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The file contains papers relating to the status of existing, and proposals for new, air routes running along the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Aside from 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and 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. at Bahrain, the principal correspondents in the file are representatives 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. , Foreign Office and Government of India, and representatives of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) at Bahrain.

Specific topics covered by the file include: a recommendation by 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. (Sir Charles Geoffrey Prior), in April 1946, to consider the Arab coast in future air routes between India and the UK (ff 2-4); a proposal by an Indian company, in April 1947, to operate a twice-weekly service between Karachi and Baghdad, stopping en route at Bahrain and Sharjah (folios 6-7), with similar proposals made by Iraqi Airways; discussion between Government officials over the lack of accommodation and facilities (including ambulance and fire engine) at Muharraq airfield, in light of the withdrawal of Royal Air Force operations (ff 9-27); the granting of permission for Iraqi Airways aircraft to land at Muharraq, provided they make the necessary arrangements for facilities in agreement with BOAC (ff 37-38); delays in the granting of permission for aircraft operations at Bahrain, due to ‘impending constitutional changes’ in India; an announcement in November 1947 of a weekly service between Baghdad and Bahrain by Iraqi Airways (f 39), and the consequent suspension of the service by the Iraqi Government due to an outbreak of cholera, presumably in Baghdad (f 50); queries over the status of the Manama flying-boat aerodrome, and its designation under articles 10 and 68 of the Chicago Convention (ff 43-44); a BOAC memorandum, dated 22 December 1947, on the state of air services in the Gulf, acknowledging that the only means of securing ‘a share of local traffic would be to establish a local Company in Bahrain to run essentially “dhow traffic” services’ (f 53); a request from Air India International, in July 1948, to make use of the airfield at Muharraq as an emergency landing ground (ff 60-63).

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1 file (67 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 64-68) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-62; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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