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Coll 5/87S ‘United States: Request for Military Air Transit Rights in India and Burma’ [172r] (343/609)
The record is made up of 1 file (303 folios). It was created in 2 Mar 1946-26 Dec 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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New Delhi, Hay fe 8 , 1946. /; _
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No. 84
The? Secretc^ry to t he government f India in t he
External Affairs Department, /? >- ^h.Suj^aJ^
Imperial Deer tar if .t,
New Delhi.
Sir,
I hrve the h-nor to refer to exchanges of c >rrespcndence,
cutiiig from my ' x T ote No. 121 of July, 26, 1945, r egerdW
^ £ n f ,T7ef n the Government* f Ir-dif
and the United ^tetes which it i a desired to conclude in
view oi the fact that my Orovernmfnt would like very much
t. s^e our two c untries c .nnected by £ir services, to be
peri.rmed by the two carriers wh^ch neve been certified
by it, at the e rliest possible erte*
Since it has n..t as yet been possible to agree upon
a document srtisfactpry to both parties, I therefore venture
to inquire whether the S-cvernment of Indif would bo disposed
to grant authorizatiici for United States carriers t o operate
the following routers: *
!• The Uni ed °tates via mtenaedi, to p
Atlantic, Europe ? nd the Fear end Midctl
and Golcutta.
amts ever the North
e Fas' to Kf rachi
b. The United Ste tea via intermediftc
Ationtic, Europe nd t he Near £ nod Mu
points over the North
rle East to Bombay.
The first route would be operated by Pc.n American
/irwfys, Inc., end the second by Trans rT rid Airways.
Bfch of the carriers t o be permitted initially to
operate n £ frrquency f at least two flights weekly.
In making this request, I should state that my
rovernment would like to hf.,vr the Amencen carriers c: ncemed
nave the right to pick up f nd discharge mtnrnatir.nal traffic
in pe^ssengers, cerg, fnd meil at thf points in Indian
territory named above.
My Government suggests th t the agraemeni which ;/ould
be constituted oy the present letter, togettr r with £
favourable response from you, should be subject to termination
a* any time by either Government on sixty days notice in
writing to the other.
I have the h ncur to be,
Gir,
Your obedient servant,
Ed/- Geoige R. Harrell,
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The file contains papers related to negotiations for air transit rights for United States military aircraft through India and Burma. The United States Army Air Force (USAAF) had enjoyed transit rights for its aircraft for the duration of the Second World War (1939-1945), and desired to continue these rights for the duration of the military occupations of Germany and Japan. It contains aide memoires, correspondence, memoranda, and notes related to parallel negotiations between the Unites States and the governments of India and the United Kingdom (UK).
Two copies of a report –JP (46) 142 (Final)– on these proposals prepared by the Joint Planning Staff, a subcommittee of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, can be found on folios 123-135 and 137-145. They include appended maps of the route: see folios 134 and 145. A few preliminary drafts of the report can also be found within the file.
Papers relating to customs, health, and passport examination of Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft in India can be found on folios 27-39.
Towards the front of the file are a small number of papers regarding the need for the UK to enter into negotiations with the newly independent dominions of India and Pakistan in order to ensure continued air transit rights for British military aircraft.
The main correspondents in the file are as follows: officials of the Burma Office (A F Morley, and Leonard Brian Walsh-Atkins) officials of the Cabinet Office (Sir Leslie Chasemore Hollis and Lieutenant-Colonel T Haddon), 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. , representatives of the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, and representatives of the United States in both London and New Delhi (including Waldermar John Gallman). The file also contains a number of telegrams sent to/from the Governor of Burma and the Viceroy of India.
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 (303 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 304; 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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- Coll 5/87S ‘United States: Request for Military Air Transit Rights in India and Burma’
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- 172r:176v
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- Merrell, George Robert
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