مجموعة ٨٤/٥(٥) "رحلات جوية للطائرات العسكرية الفرنسية فوق الهند وبورما وهي في طريقها إلى سانغون" [و‎‎١‎٥‎٤] (٣٩٤/٣٠٧)

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22nd January 1947
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representations made in the first place "by the
Governor of Burma we requested H. M. Ambassador at
Paris in our telegram IIo. 19 of the 3rd January
to ask the French authorities to make their
applications for clearance for the flights of
military aircraft through India and Burma en route
for Indo-Ghina well in advance of time and to wait
for a reply before allowing the aircraft to proceed.
2. This procedure is at present being followed
but the Paris Embassy rang me up this afternoon in a
state of considerable agitation, drawing attention
to our telegrams Nos. 86 and 130 (copies of which I
enclose) from which you will see that although the
French authorities applied for clearance for the
transit through India of three Junkers 52 and one
Halifax over ten days ago, the sanction of the
Government of India is still awaited. The aircraft
are at present marking time at Tunis and the French
authorities are very concerned at the delay. Gould
t h e approval of the Government of. India be expedited?
^And could the French authorities be advised of the
normal delay which is likely to occur between their
making the applications and receiving a reply in
future, so that they can plan the movements of their
aircraft accordingly? They point out that over a
period of time the transit of military aircraft v/ill
be extremely small and may not exceed one aircraft
a week.
Yours sincerely,
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(C. M. Anderson).
E. P. Donaldson, Esq., G.M. G. ,
India Office.