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Coll 5/81 ‘Facilities for U.S. Air Transport Corps at Bahrein and Sharjah’ [113v] (226/291)
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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4 ,
5, It is clear that adequate facilities for the passage
of aircraft to the East must be provided and it is for the
R.A.F* to advise how far what the Americans ask for at
Bahrein is necessary. The ideal solution would be for
whatever facilities are necessary^to be stablished at
Bahrein in a manner which would make it impossible for the
Americans to cl^im that their financial contribution was
more than an of the total cost. We would
then have any territory under our control facilities
with a post-war value without any moral obligations to
share them with Americans after th£ w^r. If the
Americans were diverted to the Coast they would
be able to claim post-war fights ttspeugh which, if they
were conceded by t
the
would be nearly as
prejudicial to ga» gacft post-war settlement as would
similar rights at Bahrein. Moreover this would result
in post-war traffic being drawn away from Bahrein and the
growing position of the Island asMetropolis of the Gulf
would be weakened. But I agree with you that this would be
preferable to allowing the Americans to create facilities
at Bahrein at their own cost. It may, therefore, be
premature to consider the Political Resident’s telegram
No. 2477 until the R.A.F., Middle East reply to the Air
Ministry telegram No. AX. 320 and we see how far the
former can provide what is wanted at Bahrein at the expense
of H. M. G. 1 v
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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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- Title
- Coll 5/81 ‘Facilities for U.S. Air Transport Corps at Bahrein and Sharjah’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:13v, 15r:126v, 128r:144v, back-i, 145v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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