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Coll 5/77 ‘Muscat: including activities of U.S. Air Force and Pan-American Airways in the Middle East’ [50r] (99/415)
The record is made up of 1 file (206 folios). It was created in 31 Dec 1941-19 Oct 1946. 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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■fO-jTti' Y IMPORT (P ebrvsry, 1944) of BRiTi
\ ( f ) Future of Air TransLort in ser ein.
An Anierican technician writes ( 16.1.44) from Tehran to a
Director of I an-Aiaer ican Airways, )i ew Yorkj-
"Sir, I beg to drav your attention the favorable position
of Iran in future airlines.
Transport in Iran, Thich is a highly mountainous country,
fs-^r ftjg trl c t ea to a single track Railway which conn ©eta horth
to South, and cities which are situated at great distances,
are connected oy highways passing tarough very aifficult
mountainous terrain, and c ormcunica t ion on them is very slow
an d exp en s iv e •
With *heee conditionB establishing an airline in iron will be
highly successful. •
Iran being virtually a backdoor to Indio and Russia, I am
certain thai you will appreciate the nagnificient possibilities
she nolds as a Dese for International Air Coinmunioation. So
far i»o firmp holds any concessions for n*c.il, passenger transport
or freight transport, though In^perial Airways uaintains an
information office at Tehran.
If you feel interested, with your airection I should be gl^d
to e tn 1 1 negotiations with Iranian Of i totals for concessions to
a Company which can be formed as a subsidery to Pan-American,
either with a mixed local c*nu American Capital or with exclusive
American Capital.
^ith the keeocompetition of other firms for obtaining con
cessions, I fee every reecon for starting negotiations as soon
as possible.
Copy forwarded, with compliment a, to
1. Hie Majesty** Secretary of State for India
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.
,
LOKPOH .
2. The Secretary to the OoTernment of India
in the External Affaire Department,
UW DELHI.
Ho. 345-S•
Britieh
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
& Consulate-General
Buehir e,
the 28th April 1944.
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The file is concerned with the operations of Pan American Airlines in the Middle East; British officials were concerned that the airline was using the war as a pretext for commercial penetration of British controlled territories. The file therefore covers the militarisation of Pan American Airlines operations in the Middle East, and its absorption into the United States Army Air Force (USAAF).
In addition, the file contains correspondence related to the use of the Southern Arabian Air Route by the United States Air Force: in particular, the use of aerodromes at Masirah and Salalah, as per a 1942 agreement with Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sultan of Muscat and Oman: see folio 87 for a record of the negotiations. This includes discussion surrounding the post-war disposal of stone buildings built by the Americans at these sites.
The main correspondents in the file 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 and Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), 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 (Cornelius James Pelly), HM Ambassador to the United States (Edward Wood, Viscount, later Earl of Halifax), HM Ambassador to Iraq (Sir Kinahan Cornwallis) the Minister of State Resident in the Middle East (Walter Guiness), officials of the Foreign Office, 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. , and representatives of the Government of India.
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 (206 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 front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 207; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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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- 50r:50v
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