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Coll 5/87S ‘United States: Request for Military Air Transit Rights in India and Burma’ [124r] (247/609)
The record is made up of 1 file (303 folios). It was created in 2 Mar 1946-26 Dec 1947. 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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4.
We examine below i-
(a; u-eneral considerations affecting the whole route,
(b) Considei’ations affecting particular sections
of the route.
GhnERnh CONSlfhniiTlQhh ifThCTlisIG THE WHOLE ROUTE
Military (Jonslderations
• ilie Chieis of Staff have expressed the view that „ —
’’hn essential featui-e of our general policy is to
associate the ^mericans as closely as possible in
the defence of our interests throughout the world,
and particularly in the defence of the Middle East.
It is therefore distinctly to our advantage that
they should retain an active working interest in
this route v/hich will allow them to reinforce us in
the Middle Erst and elsewhere in jisia and the
Mediterranean, in case of need.”
Iron a military point of view, therefore,
iavour of granting the Americans military air
on any estatblished R.h.E. route, subject only
arrangements being made to enable us to handle
traffic involved, and to ensure that the U.S.
not operate to our disadvantage.
we are in
transit rights
to adequate
the scale of
Services do
We are ox tne opinion that it is important to convince
tile iuaericans as soon as possible of our wish to co-operate
and not to give the impression of making difficulties.
we therelore think that we should now tell the Americans
the conditions on which we would be prepared to grant them
the rights ior which they a.sk and to couch our reply in as
favourable terms as possible.
Civil .aviation iisoect
6. 1 aero however, the possibility that this request has
some bearing on American civil aviation interests.' It is,
therelore, important that any military air transit agreement
should be kept quite separate from any civil negotiations
and should contain safeguards necessary to ensure that no
loophole exists ior the U.S. to further her civil aviation
interests.
Conditions
^t'fre light of the above, we consider that the
i oil owing Scil eguards should be included in any military
aviation transit agreement s-
(a) The rights granted to the Americans should be
coniined to military aircraft bearing the
appropriate military markings, manned by
military air crews in uniform and performing
military duties. We also should ask the
Americans to agree that as from October 24th
194b, these aircraft should carry only non-fare-
paying official passengers travelling on duty.
x COC (46) 97th Mtg.. Item 16 and J.P.(46) 115 Final
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The file contains papers related to negotiations for air transit rights for United States military aircraft through India and Burma. The United States Army Air Force (USAAF) had enjoyed transit rights for its aircraft for the duration of the Second World War (1939-1945), and desired to continue these rights for the duration of the military occupations of Germany and Japan. It contains aide memoires, correspondence, memoranda, and notes related to parallel negotiations between the Unites States and the governments of India and the United Kingdom (UK).
Two copies of a report –JP (46) 142 (Final)– on these proposals prepared by the Joint Planning Staff, a subcommittee of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, can be found on folios 123-135 and 137-145. They include appended maps of the route: see folios 134 and 145. A few preliminary drafts of the report can also be found within the file.
Papers relating to customs, health, and passport examination of Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft in India can be found on folios 27-39.
Towards the front of the file are a small number of papers regarding the need for the UK to enter into negotiations with the newly independent dominions of India and Pakistan in order to ensure continued air transit rights for British military aircraft.
The main correspondents in the file are as follows: officials of the Burma Office (A F Morley, and Leonard Brian Walsh-Atkins) officials of the Cabinet Office (Sir Leslie Chasemore Hollis and Lieutenant-Colonel T Haddon), 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. , representatives of the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, and representatives of the United States in both London and New Delhi (including Waldermar John Gallman). The file also contains a number of telegrams sent to/from the Governor of Burma and the Viceroy 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 (303 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 304; 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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- Title
- Coll 5/87S ‘United States: Request for Military Air Transit Rights in India and Burma’
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- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 11r:14v, 18r:68v, 71r:79v, 81r:82v, 84r:116v, 121r:133v, 135r:144v, 146r:155v, 158r:171v, 177r:180v, 182r:205v, 210r:221v, 223r:224v, 228r:304v, back
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