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‘File 13/22 India – Persian Gulf Air Route. India – U.K. Air Route’ [53r] (105/138)
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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BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION
PiE M GRAND UM
From: Manager Southern Asia Area, To: Station Superintendent,
Karachi. - Bahrain.
MSA.373/A.1238 22nd December, 1947.
CONFIDENTIAL
A ir S ervices in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
* From a copy of the letter the Divisional Manager has
written following his talk with you, I understand that you will
shortly be contacting Sir Rupert Hay in order to obtain his
views on the subject of Gulf Services. The Divisional Manager
in his memorandum makes tlie following comment:-
u The only way in which we could really secure a
Share of local traffic would be to establish a local
Company in Banrain to run essentially H
Dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
Traffic 11
Services. I believe that this has been suggested before
and it might well be worth while considering in more
detail. It would have to be a special type of M third
class 0 operation and would obviously have to keep .its
fares at the lowest possible level. When I hear from
the Station Superintendent, Bahrain, I think it would be
worth while having a discussion in order to examine
these possibilities of such an organisation."
As you are aware, now that steamer traffic has commenced
the public have shown a disinclination to travel by air at the
present rates, and when you write to the Divisional Manager you
should certainly go into this aspect of the matter and indicate
if lov/er fares are likely to re-influe nee this traffic on to
the air route. If you are of the opinion that this might be so,
then you should also indicate what you think the fares would
have to be and give your reasons.
3. When considering the foregoing you should take into
account that Iraqi Airways, and possibly Orient Airways, will
be operating up the Gulf. If aircraft were based on Bahrain then
it would appear that the main revenue might arise from the
carriage of passengers to such places as Kuwait, Abadan, etc.
and you should therefore review carefully the present traffic
trend over these sectors and comment on the likely future growth
in importance of these places and the resulting effect on the
traffic potential.
‘ LB ’ (Sd). G .H.C. Lee
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- ‘File 13/22 India – Persian Gulf Air Route. India – U.K. Air Route’
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- 53r:53v
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- British Overseas Airways Corporation (xx BOAC)
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