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Coll 5/85 ‘Airfield at Dharan for U.S.A.A.F.: Proposal to construct new airport at Bahrain (Hamala)’ [175r] (350/522)
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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LCYPHER] SP ECKh (CIVIL AVIaTIOM)
' . FROM FOREIGN OFFICE TO JEDDA
No. 315. •
13th June, 1945,
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_ Your telegram No 0 261 4of I.iav 29th: United States
proposals to Saudi j^rabian u-ovem^ientJT^
i-n C ^ V1 ^ 1 ^^u-ior United States policy appears
in Saudi Arabia, as elsewhere, to be directed towards
securing (aj right of. exclusive use for. United States civil
air services of airfields constructed by Orleans for
for ^restricted Fifth Freedom rights
ror United otates civil air services,
,^ s regards airfields this policy runs contrary to
Chicago itgreement which envisaged that countries should
p F tlc ^ ar airfield or airfields for the common
lnte ™ational air services of all countries, and
thP Mr??Lf ra 2 t le&ses airfields for the exclusive use of
x ? £ a ?7 Particular country. You should therefore
?,?i? w t clear *0 for Saud that we greatly hope that there
+rh ae - D0 question of granting exclusive rights at Dhahran
em-pi ^uf 1Caa fi J’ e shou !- c1 almost certainly desire to claim
i va £ b iimer icans to use any civil airport
established in Saudi Arabia even if it were to be built
xciusively by American labour and at American expense for
war purposes. Other Powers interested in civil aviation might
als? wish to enjoy similar facilities* Result therefore of
Americans any rights of civil aviation will probably
eventually be to establish an international airport at Dhahran
Designation of Dhahran or some other airfield in Saudi ..rabia^
as an international airport would be in full accord with
recognised international practice, and if Ibn Saud feels that
such a course would benefit his country we suggest that he
should announce that this is his intention.
6, n.s regards the nature and extent of rights to set
tK 3 pick U P traffic.at designated airports, you are aware
was at the Chicago Conference a fundamental
difference, which still exists, between United States and
British views pver the exercise of the Fifth Freedom, i.e.
the right to pick up and set down traffic not, repeai not,
/embarked..
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INDIA OFFICE
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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)’
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- front, front-i, 2r:73v, 75r:76v, 79r:106v, 108r:260v, back
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