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'File 0436/51 Sharjah Air Agreement' [78r] (155/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1951-9 Dec 1951. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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(i) Pay of two Head Guards and 36 guards at Rs*.85
for each Head Guard and Rs .65 for each guard, plus
Rs.13 as a cost of living allowance for each man.
This cost of living allowance shall be subject to
reduction if the cost of living falls.
(ii) Rent for the aerodrome, Rscl,420,
(iii) Rent for the rest house, Rs.1,000 Amounts due under
tnis heading shall be set off against the money advanced
by His Majesty’s Government to the Shaikh for the building
of the rest house, and no payments shall be made to the
Shaikh until the aforesaid loan has been paid off.
(iv) Personal subsidy of Rs.1,000 in return for the
responsibility which the Shaikh has accepted.
In the present Agreement the expression ’’the aerodrome”
means the existing aerodrome at Sharjah, and includes any
extension which may be made to it and any other aerodrome which
may be established hereafter in Sharjah territory by His Majesty’s
Government in agreement with His Excellency the Shaikh.
ARTICLE 13
Should there by any dispute as to the interpretation or
application of the present Agreement, the English version
shall prevailo
The Regulations annexed to this Agreement shall be given
the force of law in the territory of His Excellency the Shaikh.
(i) The present Agreement replaces the Civil Air Agreement
of 22nd July, 1932, between His Majesty’s Government and
His Excellency Shaikh Sultan bin Sagar and shall take
effect from the date of signature. It shall remain in foice
for ten years from the date of signature, but payments shall
ARTICLE 12
ARTICLE 14
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ARTICLE 15
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The file contains correspondence relating to the renewal of the Sharjah Air Agreement, including drafts and a copy of the final agreement, signed on 15 November 1951. The correspondence is principally between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bahrain, the Foreign Office, and the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Muḥammad bin Saqr Āl Qasimī (later, Shaikh Saqr bin Sulṭān).
The papers cover matters negotiated as part of the agreement, such as an extension of the airfield, rent payments, guard salaries, and a gift of rifles, ammunition, and a free telegram service for the Shaikh.
Also contained within the file is correspondence (folios 32-33) relating to International Aeradio's desire to paint their company name on the entrance to the airfield.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (98 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in reverse chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 100; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/4/7
- Title
- 'File 0436/51 Sharjah Air Agreement'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:26v, 29r:32v, 34r:84v, 86r:86v, 89r:99v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence