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‘File 7/2 IV R.A.F. Landing Grounds & Anchorages’ [‎173r] (358/550)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (265 folios). It was created in 16 Dec 1935-18 Aug 1936. 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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HgS Khamah at 6.30 a.m. >Ve reached there at 10 a.m. As the
road ws.s bad one of the cars stack in the sand and we continued
our journey in one car. We found the Shaikh waiting for us
because I sent him a message on Thursday. The Shaikh received
us with quite a cheerful welcome. After coffee was served
•flight-Lieutenant xjickoletts spoke about the Shaikh's request
for the shifting of the boat from its present place enquiring
from him (a) whether the place which the Shaikh wants to place
the boat in is good and what is the depth (of water). He (the
Shaikh) said that the water is 2-3 fathoms deep at ebb-tide,
that it is better than the present place because it is far from
the plying of dhows and is safe thereof. Plight-Lieutenant
Mickoletts permitted the Shaikh to shift the boat and the
guards 1 quarter to the place suggested by him and that this
should be done in the presence of the Agent, xhe liesopotamia
Iran Corporation Limited and (b) he to id the Shaikh that the
aeroplanes camot recognise the ground on which they land at
Sas ul Jihaimah and asked for permission to put marks on the
ground for their guidance, xhe Shaikh said there happened what
had happened in the past that is that he does not get anything
on account of the alighting of flying boats in his countiy.
Shat he gets is Hs .lOO/- for payment to the ^ards out of which
nothing goes to his pocket. As regards the aeroplanes, xhis
is an act of courtesy on his part to allow their
informally and that if they want to put marks or take other
measures they should arrange for an agreement between him and
the Government in this connection. As Flight-Lieutenant
Mickoletts was not authorised to have a long discussion in the
matter he confined himself to this extent, ^e Shaikh also
<li<i not say anything further. W e returned from Has ul K h aimah
at 3 o'clock and arrived by the two cars at 7 p .m.
I did not info™ the Shaikh of Sharjah about the inspection
^ the Said 0mcers llor about the site selected by them

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The volume’s correspondence and other papers relate to the construction of air facilities along the Arab coast of the Gulf, and as such is a continuation of volumes IOR/R/15/2/263-265. The principal correspondents in the volume are the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, and his deputy, Captain Tom Hickinbotham, Husain bin Hasan ‘Amad, in charge of the duties of the 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. Agent at Sharjah until May 1936, and his successor as 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. Agent, Sayid ‘Abd al-Razzaq.

The volume’s correspondence deals with a number of proposals for facilities (including landing strips, wireless stations, accommodation, petrol stores, beacons), in particular an aerodrome at Kalba, but also extended aerodrome facilities at Sharjah, a renewal of the lease for the petrol storage facility at Ra’s al Khaymah, a seaplane anchorage for Imperial Airways in the lagoon at Umm al-Qaywayn, and a seaplane anchorage at Dubai creek. The correspondence chiefly concerns the negotiations between the 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. Agent and the various shaikhs of the region, on permission for the British to install facilities along the coast as part of the improved air route to India. Correspondence also documents arrangements for the survey of potential sites, and the construction of facilities. The proposal for a landing strip at Kalba occupies the largest proportion of the file; a result of the shaikh of Kalba’s initial resistance to the proposal, and questions over the extent of his independence from the authority of the shaikh of Sharjah, and British recognition of this independence.

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1 volume (265 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the volume to the latest at the rear. Some items in the volume are marked with red or blue crayon numbers (for incoming or outgoing items respectively). This numbering system constitutes part of the original filing arrangement, and is referred to in the office notes at the end of the file (folios 250-63).

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Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The following anomalies occur in the main foliation system: 1a-1e, 226A, 226B. Folio 150 is missing, folio 230 is bound out of order. The following folios are fold-outs: 2, 8, 18, 19, 26, 100, 109, 110, 170.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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