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Coll 5/40 ‘Air Route to India (Persian Gulf): Increase in frequency of Imperial Airways Service’ [2r] (3/38)
The record is made up of 1 file (17 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1934-22 Mar 1935. 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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Sil * n lR3 AIR MAII SCHEME.
PRCVISIOK OP lilGHT FIYi;.G PACIIITISSc
—
(Brief explanatory note oreoarstory to Inter-'Dcpartmenta 1
Conference orooosed to be held at the Air Ministry on
Friday,, March 22 v 1935 at 3 pciru)
The fiJmoire Air Mail Scherre depends for its
successful development on the early orovision of full
niftht flyinor facilities over the main trunk routes<> As
a first instalment* it is desired to initiate immediate
action for the eouioment of the route between Cairo and
Calcutta so that night flying can commence over that
sector early in 1936* Such a situation will be an
essential oreliminary to the full development of the
ground organisation over the remainder of the routes in
time for the progressive reduction of journey schedules
visualised under the schemeo
At the same time 0 it aooears desirable that
the Governments of Egyot* D alestine and Iraq should now
be invited to oarticipate in the scheme by agreeing to
air transoort by the Empire Services of all their first
class moil matter to and from the countries who are
included in the scheme.. In view of the short distances
between this country and Egypt* n aiestine and Iraq in
comparison with the average distances of the other oarbie
to the scheme, there clearly aooears to be no case for
requesting a subsidy from these three Governments* beyond
an attempt to secure a payment equivalent to the housing
and landing fees which will be payable by Imperial
Airways for use of the ground organisation* couoled with
exemption for the Company from payment of taxes on fuel
and oilc. It may, however, prove to be impracticable to
secure both reasonable lump sum ocstal payments from
these Governments and also subsidy contributions
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The file contains a notification from the Air Ministry (folio 18) dated 10 December 1934, informing 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. of a proposal by Imperial Airways to duplicate their service between the United Kingdom (UK) and India. It also contains an explanatory note prepared for a meeting at the Air Ministry on 22 March 1935, on the necessity of introducing night flying between Cairo and Calcutta early in 1936, in order to facilitate the Empire Air Mail Scheme: see folios 2-6. A draft memorandum for transmission to HM representatives in Egypt, Palestine, and Iraq, outlines the facilities required in these countries to enable night flying: see folios 7-16.
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 (17 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 19; 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 15-18 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1994
- Title
- Coll 5/40 ‘Air Route to India (Persian Gulf): Increase in frequency of Imperial Airways Service’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:18v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence