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Coll 5/84(3) ‘Persian Gulf-Sheikdoms: Anglo-French Air Transit Agreement (Reciprocal Military Air Transit-Rights)’ [84r] (167/533)
The record is made up of 1 file (265 folios). It was created in 9 Jul 1946-26 Nov 1948. It was written in English and French. 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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(This is an unparaphrased version of a Secret cypher message and unless it
is marked O.T.P. (One Time Pad) the text must first be paraohrased if it
is essential to communicate it to persons outside British and United States
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INWARD TELEGRAM
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TO:
INDI/. (H.O.)
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COMMQHV/EALTH RELATIONS OFFICE. .
D. 22nd oot., 1947 . 9.12a.ra.
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COPIES CIRCULATE* iv.
No, 1057 CONFIDENTIAL.
Yo'ur tolooram m. lv,,7o ' Ctober 17th # French Military Aircraft
crossing India.
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29 ^onch Embassy whom we have consulted informally state that
they have not been specifically instructed to approach Government
of India. They have merely been informed that Pw.A.F. staff would
no longer be available at Bum Dum but that it was understood in
raris that B.O.A.C. would be in a position to afford necessary
facilities. Method of dealing with problem has apparently been left
to Embassy*s discretion and having regard to Indian public opinion
v/hich of course is strongly against permitting French any facilities
to disadvantage of Vietnam they contemplate asking B.CAA.C.
representative here whether or not facilities could be made available
as a matter of routine without approaching Government of India and
possibly raising thereby an awkward political issue. On this point
we made clear to Embassy that His Majesty*s Government would be
prepared to ask B.O.A.C. to provide facilities only if Government of
India had no objection. French agreement with India referred to in
opening sentence of your telegram is purely informal and not written
as was agreement in regard to civil aircraft.
3. We are now informing B.O.A.C. representative of the position so
that he may be prepared for any approach the Embassy may make to him.-
It would obviously not be desirable for B.O.A.C. to lend themselves
to any arrangement to which Indian Government might object: and in
our view there is every possibility that Indian Government would object
since military (as opposed to civil) aircraft are involved.
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The file contains papers related to an Air Transit Agreement being negotiated between the United Kingdom (UK) and France to enable scheduled military aircraft to fly over, and land at airfields within, each other's territories. A number of drafts of this agreement can be found throughout the file; some of these copies contain French language content. A great deal of correspondence in the file concerns airfields in territories not under direct British political control (e.g. Bahrain, Iraq, Egypt, and Sharjah), independent states (Muscat and Oman), and states becoming independent dominions of the Commonwealth (India and Pakistan). Much correspondence discusses if and how these governments should be approached for consent for French aircraft to utilise their territory: in particular, whether France should make a direct request to the Government of India for transit rights or make an application via the British Government.
The file also covers proposals for the servicing of French aircraft in India by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) following the withdrawal of Royal Air Force (RAF) bases in India.
The main correspondents in the file 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. (William Rupert Hay), officials of the Air Ministry, officials of the Foreign Office, 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), and officials from the British Embassy to France.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (265 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 266; 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.
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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Coll 5/84(3) ‘Persian Gulf-Sheikdoms: Anglo-French Air Transit Agreement (Reciprocal Military Air Transit-Rights)’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:25v, 30r:49v, 55r:80v, 84r:146v, 149r:153v, 155r:165v, 168r:198v, 202r:209v, 216r:221v, 226r:230v, 234r:250v, 257r:266v, back
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