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Coll 5/25 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Landing Ground at Bahrain; Bahrain Civil Air Agreement; Cessation of "C" class service’ [‎131r] (261/349)

The record is made up of 1 file (173 folios). It was created in 2 Dec 1945-26 Apr 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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Fromi 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. , Bahrain,
On Board L.T. "Nearchus"
No.TC/4.
Dated the 21st of January, 1947
To:
With reference to the correspondent
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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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with my printed Letter No.C/1334 dated the 27th
November. 1946 . I enclose a copy of letter No. ASLO/
1701/5/w dated the 12th January, 1947, from the Air
Staff Liaison officer from which you will see that
I am requested to acquaint the Chief Local Representa
tive with the Air Ministry’s proposition to lease the
bulk fuel installation at Muharraq to the Anglo-Iranian
Oil Company for the supply of aviation fuel to B.O.A.C.
aircraft. I am also asked to obtain the Bahrain Petro
leum Company’s approval to the proposition.
2. The proposition to lease the tanks is new and
does not seem to have figured in previous discussions.
Relevant points and comments are:
(I) that by the Political Agreement between
His Majesty’s Government and the Bahrain
Petroleum Company the areas used by His
Majesty’s Government for defence purposes
are excluded from the Deed of Further Modi
fication. In view of the fact that the
Royal Air Force consider that they can now
dispense with the installations it is diffi
cult to maintain that the tanks are required
for defence purposes.
(ii) Article I of the Civil Air Agreement gives
His Majesty’s Government the exclusive
right to establish and maintain aerodromes
and ancillary services. The tanks are
certainly an ancillary service.
(iii) In the Deed of Further Modification the
Bahrain Petroleum Company are given the
exclusive right to operate storage tanks.
This right is, however, subject to the
terras of the political Agreement /Ji) abov^Z.
(iv) The Bahrain petroleum Company in direct
correspondence with the Air Staff Liaison
Officer agreed, vide extract from agreement
covering the erection by BAPCO of the fuel
installations at the Royal Air Force Station
Muharraq, that
’•Should the Royal Air Force aviation
fuel installation referred to in this con
tract at a future date no longer be required
for Royal Air Force purposes, the contractor
/will be given....

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The file contains correspondence related to the provision of civil air services to Bahrain. It therefore covers a range of related topics such as the amendment and renewal of the Bahrain Civil Air Agreement, money due to the Ruler of Bahrain under the agreement, amendments to landing fees, aviation facilities at Bahrain, and alterations to be made to British Overseas Airways Corporation services (BOAC) to/from Bahrain. The topic covered in the most depth is the termination of the BOAC Class C (Calcutta) flying boat service, and the consequences of the subsequent reduction in services for Bahrain. The file also includes correspondence on proposals for the provision of alternative services, and the final introduction by BOAC of a replacement Plymouth flying boat service. The provision of services by alternative air lines is also briefly considered.

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. (William Rupert Hay), 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, 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. (from August 1947 the Commonwealth Relations Office), and officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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 (173 folios)
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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 174; 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.

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Coll 5/25 ‘Air Route to India (Arab Coast): Landing Ground at Bahrain; Bahrain Civil Air Agreement; Cessation of "C" class service’ [‎131r] (261/349), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1973, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100033682835.0x00003e> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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