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Coll 5/85 ‘Airfield at Dharan for U.S.A.A.F.: Proposal to construct new airport at Bahrain (Hamala)’ [‎152r] (304/522)

The record is made up of 1 file (259 folios). It was created in 17 Mar 1944-14 Nov 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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My telegram No. 474 paragraph 4.
TWA representative Nicholls from Cairo accompanied by
United States General commanding Middle East and Africa arrived
here October 17th and paid brief visit to the King at Taif
October 18th returning to Cairo the same day.
2. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs informs me
that TWA representative brought no detailed [grp. undec. ?
the option of 40 (half 80) days
and mail flights within Saudi
- - - . days to study costs of freight
transport, both processes involving test flights etc., by
TWA staff. _ He asked that no agreement should be concluded
with other interests during this period, but such interests
are not debarred from similar study of estimates meanwhile.
3. Saudi Arabian Government is prepared to allow TWA
time and facilities requested.
4. King pressed me strongly in conversation October 19tb
for early reply to his enquiry reported in paragraph 5 of my
despatch No. 106 (see your telegram No. 391) and also to
question of whether any Hritish Company is willing to submit
proposals on lines of your telegram No. 436.
5. It would help me if I can give him answer soon.
Foreign Office please pass to Washington as my telegram
No. 60.
[Repeated to Washington under Foreign Office No. 10572].
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ENCLOSURE IN AIR MAIL
No. 4 3 2 / OCT 1345
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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.

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The file is concerned with proposals for the construction of an airfield – suitable for very heavy bombers – at Dhahran by the United States Army Air Transport Command as a wartime necessity, and applications from the United States to the United Kingdom for the latters support in obtaining permission from Saudi Arabia. See folios 239-241 for a brief on these proposals.

The file also contains papers related to proposals for the post-war civil operation following the construction of the airfield, and the transfer of ownership from the United States to Saudi Arabia. Related papers concern proposals from Trans World Airlines for the development of civil aviation in Saudi Arabia, and counter proposals from the British Government for a civil air mission. This includes the use of Dhahran by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).

A typed copy of a report by a Ministry of Civil Aviation Technical Survey Party on aerodromes in the Middle East and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (1947) has also been included: see folios 26-55. The minutes of a subsequent meeting held by the Civil Aviation Planning Committee on 1 April 1947 to discuss the reports findings can be found on folios 18-19.

The main correspondents in the file are as follows: HM Minister at Jeddah (Sir Laurence Grafftey-Smith), officials of the Foreign Office, officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, and 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. (Commonwealth Relations Office from August 1947).

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 (259 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 260; 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 5/85 ‘Airfield at Dharan for U.S.A.A.F.: Proposal to construct new airport at Bahrain (Hamala)’ [‎152r] (304/522), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2052, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100043044459.0x00006b> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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