Negotiation for revision of the UK-Bahrain Air Agreement; offer of US surplus glide-path equipment for use at Bahrain or Sharjah. Code GA file 60 (papers 1 to 26)

FO 371/99715 1952
Description

This file contains correspondence relating to:

  • Protest from British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) at the transhipment tax levied by Bahrain customs on all goods transmitted from one aircraft to another (1)
  • Payments of rental and services at Bahrain airport to the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa (2)
  • Policy in relation to the amendments of re-registration of the UK Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (3)
  • Revision of the UK Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (4)
  • Extension of the air strip at Doha (5, 7)
  • Query on Treasury approval for the post of civil aerodrome commandant at Bahrain for a further 12 months (6)
  • New civil airport at Bahrain (8)
  • Draft contract agreement between the Air Ministry and International Aeradio Limited (IAL) for the operation of services at Bahrain Aerodrome (9)
  • Revision of the UK Bahrain Civil Air Agreement (10)
  • Appointment of an airport commandant at Bahrain (11)
  • Minutes on a discussion of civil aviation in Qatar (12)
  • Request that Bahrain and Sharjah supply aviation fuel for French flights between France and Indo China (13)
  • Report on a discussion between Sir W R Hay and the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s representative in Bahrain and delegation of authority to grant non-scheduled flights (14)
  • Air transport facilities for pilgrims attending the Hajj from Pakistan at Bahrain and Sharjah (15)
  • Construction of fuel storage tanks at Muharraq by Anglo Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) (16)
  • Responsibility for the maintenance of Doha air strip (17)
  • Mr Champniss selected to succeed Mr Jupp as Aerodrome Commandant, Bahrain (18)
  • AIOC's right to construct storage tanks at Muharraq (19)
  • Revision of the Bahrain Air Agreement (20)
  • Supply of fuel and oil at Bahrain by the AIOC (21)
  • Exchange of letters with the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa amending the Civil Air Agreement (22, 26)
  • New Civil Air Agreement with Bahrain (23)
  • Instructions issued by the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani on the work to be done at Doha Airport (24)
  • Confirmation of the appointment of Mr Champniss as Aerodrome Commandant (25)