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1950 'Ambassador's agreement' on USAF bases in the UK and Briti / Colman, Jonathan

Colman, Jonathan	Journal Article
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2007.

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The article explores the 1950 'Ambassador's Agreement' (named after US Ambassador Lewis Douglas) about establishing long-term US air bases in the UK. During the discussions British representatives expressed resentment of American pressure and were concerned about the expense that developing the bases for American purposes might entail. There were even fears that Washington might use the airfields to launch an atomic bomb attack on the USSR without regard to the views of the UK government. The British consented to providing the bases because they wanted to enmesh the US further in UK and Western European defence. For their part American negotiators had wanted to further US atomic strategy without delay. Although the agreement imposed no restriction on the use of the airfields, some US officials believed that in a crisis the UK government might try to prevent them being used for atomic bombing missions.

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Air bases ; Atomic Bomb ; Anglo-American Relations

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Bases of air strategy: building airfields for the RAF 1914-1945 / Higham, Robin

1998

Higham, Robin	Book
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Publication	England, Airlife, 1998.
Description	x, 285p.Hbk
Standard Number	1840370092

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Airfields ; Air bases ; Air strategy ; Strategy - Air

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Accession#	Call#	Current Location	Status	Policy	Location
040617	623.66/HIG 040617	Main	On Shelf	General

ID: 176954

Pakistan's air power / Guha, S B

Guha, S B	Journal Article
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Organisation ; Air bases ; Pakistan ; Training ; Pakistan Air Force ; US Military Aid

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