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Coll 5/87S ‘United States: Request for Military Air Transit Rights in India and Burma’ [151r] (301/609)
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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Comparison with Governtt-ift-nt. 0 f i n( j n ‘ fi »
Conditions
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d ie d S - requests in Delhi and. London are to be
be reaohedtntlf Oe p 1S eB 8 en J ial that agreement should
neeotiatfnr, * rr» h k Govel ' nment of India on the basis for
Government 9 * 11 ;^! indi ' e 0 arnined the Aide-Memoire from the
ir Delhi Thi^rfvd e fh ylng t°d h6 fir3t U.3. request
Government the conditions under which the
the American- for m-i be - pr ? pared to ne g°tiate with
0 , 0 i--orican>d lor military air transit rights. Thp
th^Indi-n wh3 : ci \, we have set out above are all covered in
are* hovve^rf apparent-' ^ minor differences
(a)
(b)
Para. 6 (a) above is somewhat fuller than the
Government of India’s paragraph on this point.
Para. C(d) would allow the agreement to be
terminated at six months notice, while the
Indian draft limits the agreement to six
monuhs after which time it would have to be
renewed.
We do not consider that these differences are of much
Q , ns ^ u f nce PUu 0pe concurrence of the Government of India
of°negotia?ion^ ed t0 ^ 00nditions being used as a basis
of t nlie'^Qf Tlie 4 ide “ uemoir,e °- ‘khc Government
01 indie, otcAues that they require reciprocal rights for
n lan tiilitary aircraft to use American military airfields
air"^transit"rights r the U * S * repuest f0 ^ military
We note that the Foreign Office are somewhat apprehensive
aDoat our seeking reciprocal rights in return for granting
the American request. While the grant of such rights would
be advantageous to us, we do not consider that it should be
made an over-riding condition.
be
\fe ao^not oelieve that on the military level there would
any difucuity in obtaining reciprocal rights. in this
connection, local agreement has been reached whereby
Australian and New Zealand aircraft make use of U.S.
controlled airfields in the Philippines and ex-Japanese
islands en route to Japan.
We have no ;ther immediate requirements for reciprocal
righto, and 11 mie j.. .mricans should object to granting such
rights we would be prepared to drop this request. We
therefore suggest that 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.
should approach the
Government of India with a view to persuading them to modify
their conditions regarding reciprocal rights.
Consideration of U.S. Request for facilities at specified
airfields ——£
9. Tripolitania . The Americans have requested that they
may use Mellaha airfield for their military route. This
airfield is at present operated entirely by them. An American
request to use this airfield for their civil aviation was not
granted and they are obliged to operate through Gastel Benito,
which is run by the R.A.P. and designated as the civil airport
at Tripoli.
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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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- Title
- Coll 5/87S ‘United States: Request for Military Air Transit Rights in India and Burma’
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- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 11r:14v, 18r:68v, 71r:79v, 81r:82v, 84r:116v, 121r:133v, 135r:144v, 146r:155v, 158r:171v, 177r:180v, 182r:205v, 210r:221v, 223r:224v, 228r:304v, back
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