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Coll 5/81 ‘Facilities for U.S. Air Transport Corps at Bahrein and Sharjah’ [119r] (237/291)
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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artf .t^raon outside Oovernment Service is authorised, it mis . oe
paraphrased)
Allotted L to Exter nal Department.,
CYPHER T S L B D R. A ii ^
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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 anl*
■jo Secretary of State for India,
Repeated to New Delhi, HahbaniyaU and Tehran-
Dated Bushire, 18.30 hours, 83rd December, 1943.
Received 11.30 hours, 84th December, 1945.
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f Addressed London repeated to New Delhi Habbaniyah, and Tehr*afi
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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.
. Reference ny ifranediately preceding telegram
, (not repeated to Tehran) regarding American transport Corps requirements
^ at Bahrein ax^d Shargah.
<p t% x regard these proposals as very dangerotis. Once America
have been allowed to construct their own building(vs and) wireleea
installations there will be little hope of ejecting them after war or
even of bargaining with them. We already have very powerful American
Company on mainland and American owned Company in Bahrein and with eir
(?base) as well (of which they apparently desire administrative control )
otir position will be (V coa^letely) undermined. I therefore make
following pror»osal.
5 , Persian Coastal Air route has many advantages over Arabic side
e.r., absence of Ions sea crossings- (V We) only left it with great
reluctance and KLM and Air Prance operated it successfully until last
moment. Americans are already in Abadan. Buchire has fine modern
airfields. Asalu 1,200 yards strip which stood up well after rain-
(?Lingah) aivi Jask ha^e fine airfields (v regularjly used by KLM) and
( excellent airfields has just been found at Bandar Abbas. An air route
along this coast would moreover be of benefit to us in war time by
supplying a swift means of communication which is now lacking- I
therefore strongly recommend that they should be urged to develop this
new route where they will not clash with ours- Any further American
expansion on Arabic side can only create a series of problems and further
weaken our position in an area where we have vital interests.
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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)
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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 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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