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Coll 5/18 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Use of landing grounds by foreign aircraft’ [275r] (550/1090)
The record is made up of 1 file (544 folios). It was created in 5 Aug 1932-20 Sep 1941. It was written in English 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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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.
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Pol. Dept. Memo. B. 435.
CONFIDENTIAL. P.Z. 4121/1934.
Bahrein Civil Air Agreement.
I.—Heads of Agreement between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and
His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin ’Isa A1 Khalifah, C.S.I., Ruler of Bahrein.' :;: '
1. The Sheikh agrees to grant to His Majesty’s Government exclusive rights to
establish and maintain as his agents and subject to the provisions of this Agreement
and of. the Air Navigation Regulations for Civil Aircraft issued by him, an aerodrome
or aerodromes and ancillary services within the Sheikh’s territory, and to charge fees
in respect of the use of the aerodrome or aerodromes and such ancillary services.
2. The Shaikh agrees that sole discretion as to the appointment of agents (a) to
manage and (b) to maintain the aerodrome or aerodromes on their behalf shall be vested
in His Majesty’s Government during the period of this Agreement. Such agents
shall exercise supervision, in respect of such aerodrome or aerodromes, necessary for
the carrying out of the Air Navigation Regulations, with the exception of air sanitary
formalities which will be exercised by the Quarantine Medical Officer, and of the
passport and customs regulations, which will be exercised by the Passport and
Customs officials respectively of the Sheikh.
3. Aircraft authorised by the Sheikh under the Air Navigation Regulations to fly
in his territory shall be permitted to use the aerodrome or aerodromes subject to the
conditions to this Agreement.
4. His Majesty’s Government shall not grant without the consent of the Sheikh
the use of the aerodrome or aerodromes to foreign aircraft.
5. All transactions and correspondence, whether^ by British or foreign companies
or pilots, shall be conducted through the British Political Authorities.
6. The use of the aerodrome (or aerodromes) and facilities shall be subject to the
conditions approved by the Sheikh set out in the Schedule attached to this Agreement,
subject to such amendments as may from time to time be agreed.
7. The Sheikh agrees that His Majesty’s Government may erect, maintain and
operate, either directly or through agents appointed by them, a wireless transmitting
and receiving and direction-finding station for the purpose of communicating with
aircraft, provided that the existing W/T service of Imperial and International
Communications, Limited, is not thereby prejudiced.
8. Aircraft authorised to fly over or land in the territory of the Sheikh shall
be allowed to send and receive communications by wireless to and from such station.
9. The Sheikh agrees that His Majesty’s Government directly or through their
agents shall charge landing and housing fees and other charges specified in
Schedule II to this Agreement as amended from time to time, and that in recognition
of His Majesty’s Government’s expenditure on the aerodrome and of the consideration
paid to the Sheikh under clause 16 below, His Majesty’s Government shall for the
period of this Agreement retain such fees and charges.
10. His Majesty’s Government shall fix and post up in a prominent place at the
aerodrome a scale of charges for attendance and facilities for aircraft and personnel
using the aerodrome.
11. His Majesty’s Government shall have the sole right to supply either directly
or through their agents fuel and lubricants to users of the aerodrome at rates which
shall be posted up in a prominent place on the aerodrome.
* These Heads of Agre ement between the Sheikh of Bahrein and His Majesty’s Government are
confidential and are not for publication .
2901 75 7.34
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The file contains correspondence, and related 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. notes, regarding the Arabian Coast air route linking Europe and Asia. In particular, it is concerned with Britain's policy over restricting access to this route to non-British aircraft. It contains applications from the Governments of France, Italy, and the Netherlands for permission for their companies to access this route. These companies being: Air France, Ala Littoria, and Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij (KLM) respectively. The focus of these applications is on obtaining access to landing grounds at Gwadur, Kuwait, Bahrain (Muharraq), Sharjah, and Yas Island. The file contains a record of the British response to these applications, which is largely correspondence between officials over the extent that they can legitimately exclude these companies from the region; there is particular concern over keeping Sharjah aerodrome an exclusively British preserve.
As a result of a policy decision made by the British Government to allow Air France and KLM access to Muharraq and Gwadur (for refuelling and in cases of emergency), the file includes periodic applications from these companies to the Shaikh of Bahrain and the Sultan of Muscat for authorisation to use these aerodromes.
The correspondence dating from the Second World War (1939-1945) largely relates to a reversal of British policy – due to wartime difficulties – which allowed KLM to run regular air services via Bahrain and Sharjah for the duration of the war. It also contains discussion related to an attempt to secure a wartime agreement to facilitate the utilisation of KLM aircraft for war purposes by the British.
The correspondence with the Government of France and with Air France is in French, as is a small proportion of the correspondence with the Government of the Netherlands. Overall, the French language content forms only a small proportion of the material within the file.
The main correspondents are as follows: 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. , 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, 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. and Consul at Muscat. There is also correspondence with officials of the following British Government departments: the Air Ministry, the Foreign Office, 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 the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India (External Affairs Department from 1937). Correspondence is frequently forwarded to the Under-Secretary of State for India by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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.
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- 1 file (544 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 545; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 2-544 is also circled, but has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 5/18 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Use of landing grounds by foreign aircraft’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4r, 5r:23v, 25r:38v, 40r:40v, 42r:72v, 74r:118v, 120r:121v, 123r:125v, 127r:127v, 129r:133v, 136r:144v, 146r:167v, 169r:173v, 175r:176v, 178r:180v, 182r:183v, 185r:186v, 189r:189v, 191r:194v, 196r:197v, 199r:199v, 201r:201v, 204r:205v, 208r:209v, 211r:211v, 213r:215v, 217r:217v, 220r:221v, 223r:224v, 228r:229v, 232r:233v, 235r:235v, 237r:241v, 243r:243v, 246r:247v, 249r:305v, 309r:311v, 313r:314v, 316r:316v, 318r:326v, 328r:335v, 344r:351v, 353r:414v, 417r:426v, 428r:438v, 440r:445v, 447r:469v, 471r:508v, 511r:511v, 513r:542v, 544r:545v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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