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Coll 5/61 ‘Far East: Proposed extension to Burma-Yunnan frontier of Imperial Airways to link up with Eurasia Corporation’ [‎191v] (381/728)

The record is made up of 1 file (363 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1934-20 Apr 1939. 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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We also stress the fact that the Mekang is net navig.hie
above Ban Hacuci sai and the Xdllowing cv-nsiaerations should
besides, be taken into account: #/
a) An extremely baa ana trying climate which m^kes it cdlii-
cult to think of posting in certain regions the Europeans
necessary for the functioning of tho necessary meteLrclogiad
stations etc. 5 which are absolutely necessary.
b) Difficulty in finding tho ic.beur necessary for making
the landing grounds.
The Mandalay-Eonoi route duh porix.ps bo thought of either
by the Mandalay-Luang Prabang-Hanoi route or by the kkndalay
L^idh1dd:h^E.nQ/i~d:nfin^irdy^fO"a>: : ;n; i il-.o..;. oy .
There is a site at Wong Pin, 107 kilos from Tcun G-uyi the
exact position of which is indicated in our itcute bock.
Another exists at Ghuuiig Pai in siomi which could be im.de
into an emergency landing ground' (very fin© spot situated in
; a plain without obstacles)
Another site at Luang Prabang which could Very easily be
made into a landing ground and c aula new be used. The Luang
Prabang region has bet been examined and it would be useful to
survey this route from tie air.
The detour by Luang Prabang or Vientiane presents groat
advantages:~
1) nearly all the time the route passes over civilised
countries
2) it would be possible to make forced landings which would
not regularly have disastrous results.
It must be noted finally that in the Calcutta.-Hanoi route
with detour to the south, it is absolutely necessary U have
proper meteorological stations all along the route in "the first
place and secondly the establishments of telegraphic communica
tion vhich is not at present in existence..
On the other hand it would also be necessary to request
the Government of India and of Burma to be so kind as to
ins to.11

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The file is concerned with a proposal to link Imperial Airways Services and those of the Eurasia Aviation Corporation and/or China National Airways at the Burma-Chinese frontier, in consideration of establishing a more direct link to Hong Kong. The file therefore contains occasional references to political developments within China, and her diplomatic relations with Japan. The file also includes correspondence regarding an aviation agreement signed between France and Siam [Thailand], and related agreements between the British and Siamese Governments.

More direct routes are also explored in the file, in particular a route via the Southern Shan States and French Indo-China. A report by Frederick Tymms, Director of Civil Aviation in India, on a reconnaissance flight between 25 and 26 April 1937 has been included: see folios 165-168. For the conclusions of the survey: see folios 190-192. An appended report on the landing ground at Loikaw can be found on folios 169-171. Three maps accompany the report: see folios 172-173 and 193.

For further information a copy of a report by Georges Winckler of an exhibition through Laos and Upper Burma between 8 and 17 February 1936 has also been filed: see folios 174-186. The purpose of Winckler's exhibition was to explore the possibilities of a direct route between France and French Indo-China [Vietnam].

An additional sketch map outlining possible overland routes between Burma and Hong Kong can be found on folio 260.

The main correspondents are officials of the Air Ministry, the Foreign Office, and 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. . A significant amount of correspondence with the Government of India – Department of External Affairs and the Department of Industries and Labour – and correspondence with numerous British representatives across Burma, China, and Siam, have also been included.

The French language content consists of a single letter (folios 253-254) from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated 10 March 1936.

The file includes three dividers (folios 2, 95, and 131) which gives a list of correspondence references contained in that section of the file by year.

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1 file (363 folios)
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The file incorporates two files from the Economic and Overseas Department: E&O Coll 2/23 (folios 131-364) and E&O Coll 2/23A (folios 95-130). Material from PZ Coll 5/61 makes up the remainder of the file (folios 2-94). Within each section, the papers are arranged in approximate reverse chronological order.

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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 364; 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 present between ff 4-94 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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