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Coll 5/87S ‘United States: Request for Military Air Transit Rights in India and Burma’ [273r] (545/609)
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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IHDIA Or jfICS,
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s«w.i#
29 th Maroh, 1 % 6 .
TOP S^R5T
iZiasisar
Mau^y thiuika for y*>ar latter of 22ad Haroh giving the neata of the fear
airfields in India and Burma at wfeloh the U.3. authorities are seeking to
retain rlhta of air transit, inoludi g eal ite«ianoe for ailltary use*
2* Ve have ootne to the ounolusion th»t 9 aa Lord alifax remarked to Mr*
egrmes m+a the latter raised the question on 26th iebru ry 9 the eatter Is
clearly one which oainot be taken further without ooneultation with the
overvaent of India, i*e* the Viceroy and tiie U-inrC.
3* As you k cw, the question has been aentioned only in private
oorresponcienoe between the eoretaxy of t&te and the Viceroy in tmomsx mr
last, and it will now be nece ssary for ^r* aenderson to take the natter up
with herd V a veil in a si ;dlar way* In view also of the relation which the
\snrloan request haul to future constitutional developments in India, we
think that Lord Waveli will certainly wish to discuss the matter with the
Cabinet 4ir sion* The Burma i ff ice will be writing to you separately in
regard to an approach to be sade to the Governor who has not hitherto been
apprised of the United States wish to secure rights at Cingaladoo*
4* Ac therefore propose that Hr* Henderson should now send to the Viceroy
by air sail (#e think that the full story is rather 1 00 long to telegraph)
a copy of the record of the o raversation between iunn and Hevile hitler
on 27th February find the relevant passages ia the first three paragraphs
from i&shington tclegraa 1264 of the same date*
5 . te would advise lr. '•endery.on, if you concur, that he might suggest to
the Viceroy tb t a reply shotld be given to f-jr* hymes by the t Sm assy to the
effect that ’*H. 4.0 # will certainly enter into consultation with the n.S.
Government with regard to the facilities now enjoyed by the American military
authorities at the three airfields in India (l.e. those specified in your
letter of 22«i ,4aich), but v thet) they will not be able to cobalt any future
Indian Government in whoa control of these airfields osy vest as a result
of the constitutional changes now envisaged*’.
6 * This is as far as we think that the Govei’nment of India can be asked to
go at the present aesmentj and oven this, we think, could not well be *aid
until the setter has been explained to the Vicerqy and he has had an
/opportunity
Paul a*on “.sq..
Foreign Office,
S*«*1*
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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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- 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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