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Coll 5/84(4) ‘Middle East Summaries from Ministry of Civil Aviation’ [‎4v] (7/107)

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The record is made up of 1 file (52 folios). It was created in 28 Oct 1946-6 Jan 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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CONFIDENT IAL
42105
'■PWG-2( 47)26
HCA/;jvI CQ-OEDINATING COl.ii/iITTEE
WORKING GROUP NO.2.
Progress Report ,as at 22 Dec. 47'
1. Since the last Progress Report was issued on September 1st, 1947?
(PY/G2(47)16), the Working Group has held three meetings on September
24th, October 10th, and December 5th, 1947*
2. It has considered the fifth Report of the Working party of Panel No.3
on integration of Signals at joint-user stations on trunk' routes and
agreed to.the deletion of Nicosia, Aden, Negombo, Gibraltar, Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Haifa
and Rangoon from Appendix ’D* of the Report. The Report has been revised
by Panel No.3 and a 6 th Report issued, details of v/hich have been for
warded by the Air Ministry to Commands for comments, under A.K. letter
C343i7/Sig.8. dated 30/11/47.
3. The Working Group has also discussed the reports of the survey parties
which visited the MEDME Area (F,TG2(47)19&20) to investigate air traffic
control facilities . It has agreed that there is no immediate require
ment for civil controllers at Khartoum, or Eastleigh as the R.A.F. are
prepared to carry on for the time being, and that MCA should investigate
the present position with regard to civil controllers at Eastleigh.
The agreed responsibility for providing control at the category 'A' & 'C'
joint-user airfields is laid down in appendix A to the minutes of the
7 th meeting.
Principles
4. It has been agreed that certain principles should be developed in
addition to those already quoted in FWG2(47)17> viz:-
(a) Finance
(b) Supply of Technical equipment
^c) Signals integration (based on PWG2(47)18)
(d) Legal, liability
(e) Refuelling
(f) Briefing
(g) Control
5. Principles on:
Control
Signals Integration
Refuelling
have now been issued as R7G2(47)25*
6. Further substantial progress cannot now be made until those concerned
in the two Departments are able to develop the financial principles
upon which must depend the success of the whole joint-user plan.
Civil Implement ation .
7. Details of the signals facilities, signals personnel (Phase II) and
control personnel required have been issued in F./G2(47)24*
CIV.15128
/8. Recruitment

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The file contains copies of Ministry of Civil Aviation Middle East Intelligence Summaries – Numbers 1 to 8 – which have been supplied to 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. . The summaries cover independent countries (Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Ethiopia), sovereignties previously under British Mandate or influence (Egypt, Sudan, Trans-Jordan, and Iraq), territories under British Mandate or protection (Palestine and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Shaikhdoms), British Colonies (Cyprus and the Aden Protectorate), and occupied territories under British military administration (Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and Eritrea).

The subject matter is developments, and proposals for developments, in civil aviation in the Middle East and surrounding regions. This includes the attitude of local governments to civil aviation, and the position of Britain's international competitors in civil aviation. Details related to the formation of airlines, and frequency of operating services are included.

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 (52 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 (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folios with 53; 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 also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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