Coll 5/85 ‘Airfield at Dharan for U.S.A.A.F.: Proposal to construct new airport at Bahrain (Hamala)’ [‎19r] (38/522)

It was xnereforQ agreed
(5) That B.O.A.C. should be asked for a resTatemenx of Tneir
operational and commercial requirements at Banrein, with
special reference to tneir operational requirements for the
Tudor and aircraft of similar cnaracteristics (Action: ELanning
Division ).
(6) That on tne assumption tnat B.O.A.C. provided an operational
case for use of Bahrein tne Foreign Office and tne 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.
should be asked to state tneir views for tne purpose of an
Dhahran and frcrn tne long-term point of view between Banrein
and Dhahran; consideration need not be given to the otner
airfields covered in tne' Report.
After discussion, it was agreed
(8) That a brief setting out the routes in India to be taken by
our civil trunk services, tne facilities required on tnose
routes, and tne international obligations of India under
I.C.A.O. snould be prepared and submitted to the U.K. High
Commissioner in India, for tne purpose of an approacn to
tne Interim G-overnment, (Action: Planning Division) . 9
(9) tnat at the same time an informal approach should be made to
the Indian representative at tne first meeting of I.C.A.O.
Assembly at Montreal# (Action: Mr# G-ordon, India 01 lice
to inform Hanning Division of tne name of tne Indian
representative*)
approach to tne Treasury (Action: ELanning Division )
3. It was agreed
"(7) tnat tne cnoice for tne interim period lay between Shaibah and
North India (FO/ 58 )
4* (a) Tne future of tne R.A.F. in India was discussed. All military forces
were due to be withdrawn in June 194& in accordance with H.M.G 1 s pledge,
but it was noped tnat a treaty of alliance could be concluded with tne
future government or governments of India.
(b) For the purpose of enquiring tne intentions of tne Government of India
on future development of airports Mr# Gordon recommended tnat tne approach
should be addressed tnrougn tne High Commissioner for tne U.K. at Delni.
on future development of airport;
of Tudor operations was at Calcutta (Dum Burn) . The possibility tnat
otner international operators, e*g# the Americans and tne Dutcn, would
also approacn tne India Government to build an adequate airfield at Dum
Dum at an early date was mooted,but it seemed .not impossible tnat tneir ]
would be met by existing facilities. In tnis event our case would be
weakened, not streugtnened.
It was agreed tnat tne most pressing problem from tne point of view
The possibility that
seemed not impossible tnat tneir need
In tnis event our case would be
Planning Secretariat
3nd April, 1947
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Air Ministry (D.D.0.2.)
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