IOR/L/PS/12/1973

The file contains correspondence related to the provision of civil air services to Bahrain. It therefore covers a range of related topics such as the amendment and renewal of the Bahrain Civil Air Agreement, money due to the Ruler of Bahrain under the agreement, amendments to landing fees, aviation facilities at Bahrain, and alterations to be made to British Overseas Airways Corporation services (BOAC) to/from Bahrain. The topic covered in the most depth is the termination of the BOAC Class C (Calcutta) flying boat service, and the consequences of the subsequent reduction in services for Bahrain. The file also includes correspondence on proposals for the provision of alternative services, and the final introduction by BOAC of a replacement Plymouth flying boat service. The provision of services by alternative air lines is also briefly considered.

The main correspondents are as follows: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (William Rupert Hay), the Political Agent at Bahrain, officials of the India Office (from August 1947 the Commonwealth Relations Office), and officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation

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.