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Coll 5/81 ‘Facilities for U.S. Air Transport Corps at Bahrein and Sharjah’ [101r] (201/291)
The record is made up of 1 file (144 folios). It was created in 30 Nov 1943-9 Jul 1945. 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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CYPHER TEL EGR AM
Government of India, External Affairs Department
Secretary of State for India
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New Delhi, 23.55 hours, 31st December 1943
23.30 hours, 31st December 1943
IM MEDIATE
No, 11660.
Addressed to Secretary of State for India repeated to
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Bushire telegrams 2476 24V 7 Dec ember 23rd. Proposed
American development of air facilities in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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2. As we see this case main objective as in other large
questions arising in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
should be maintenance in
British hands of major part in direction and (?Control of) air
installations in that region. Position arising on Prior’s
reference therefore requires careful analysis, with reference also
to possible effects on (?post)~war air organisation of any
arrangements made in this region.
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3. principle that U. 3. A. may establish their own radio and
meteorological stations on British established airfields, e. g.
trans-Africa and trans^Tndia, has been accepted both by H.M.G. and
Government of India. Question therefore arises whether any reason
exists for application of different principle in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
4. In every case of American user it has been made clear
that above arrangement in war tame is made without prejudice to
post-war position and the President has withheld his support from
theory that American war installations create post-war vested
interest. On this point general principle we have put forward in
recent conferences was that every State has the right to control
ground organisations in its territory. In case of Sheikhdoms we
can take position that this right vested in Sheikhs would be
exercised on their behalf by H.M.G. position which could hardly be
challenged at any rate before establishment of international
organisation.
5. (VOur) provisional views on Prior's proposals to divert
American interest to Persian side of the Gulf are as follows
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(a) His assessment of dependency of air fields on Persian
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The file contains papers related to the provision of facilities for the United States Air Transport Command at both Bahrain and Sharjah. This includes policy and strategy discussions over how best to maintain British control of the Arabian Coast Air Route; British planners feared that the United States might use facilities, built using American personnel and finance, as a lever for post-war concessions in civil aviation. It therefore includes correspondence related to the leasing of land, and the construction of buildings, by the Royal Air Force (RAF) for the use of the United States.
A map showing Bahrain Oil Company (BAPCO) establishments in Bahrain can be found on folio 127, and a table showing the facilities required by the United States can be found on folio 102.
The main correspondents 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. (Charles Geoffrey Prior), 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. at Bahrain (Tom Hickinbotham), officials of the Air Ministry, 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. (Roland Tennyson Peel, Francis Anthony Kitchener Harrison, and Dennis Mackrow Cleary), officers of Air Headquarters in Iraq, and representatives of the External Affairs Department 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 (144 folios)
- Arrangement
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 for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 145; 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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- Coll 5/81 ‘Facilities for U.S. Air Transport Corps at Bahrein and Sharjah’
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- front, front-i, 2r:13v, 15r:126v, 128r:144v, back-i, 145v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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