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Coll 5/87S ‘United States: Request for Military Air Transit Rights in India and Burma’ [182r] (363/609)
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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Note on an inforKal d scussion ftbld in th. Foreign
Seer.tary f s roon the ls^ June 1946 £n the use of air
fields in India by U.S.A.A.F* aircraft.
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Present s'
(l x i!r. H. leightwan,
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(ii) Mr. George Merrel).,
United States Co rnissloner.
(iii) AAr. S.T. Mills,
United S1 1 1es Mtssion.
(iv) Col. Suronar tfaite,
Corornanding Officer, Detachment U.S.Army in India.
(v) Lt.-Col. Cleasby.
United States Forces.
(▼i) Air Vic a-Marshal Kingston aAcCloghrg^
(▼ii) Mr. H. Dayal,
External Affairs Department.
Note was teikan of tne fact that future operations of the
U.S.A.A.F. through India would be on a "special mission" basis
and that there will be no regular U.3.A # A•F. service. It was
agreed that in these circumstance? American ground crews would
not be necessary ana the U.S. representatives statod that it
was not intended to have any. The usual facilities for
messing, accommodation and servicing will b« available at all
airfields under the control of the Air Forces in India, and
stocks of spares can also be hela at these airfields for the
U.S.A.A.F. (It was made clear that military airfields in India
are available to all aircraft, whether of the HaF or RIAF, l^n
the Indian Establishment). It w*?s pointed out that ground crews
at thvsa airfields wixl not be able to service U.S.A.A.F. air
craft of types which the Air Forces in India flo not posses. It
was, however, understood that this wauld present no difficulty
because American air crews generally do their own servicing.
No special arrangement in respect of customs, health and pass
port examination will be necessary as the standard practice
applicable to military aircraft will oe followed. The United
States authorities undertcod as a general rule to give Air
Headquarters (India) 48 hours* notice of eacn flight, and it
was agreed that night stops should as far as possible always
be made at the same airfield.
2. Briefly, it was agreed tnat, pending a further communica
tion from the United States authorities, the principles
enunciated in para. 7 of the external Affairs Department aide
memolre to the United States Comroi sionr of to 2£r i May 1946
would be followed.
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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’
- Pages
- 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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