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‘File 7/2 IV R.A.F. Landing Grounds & Anchorages’ [‎178r] (368/550)

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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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iv -"K (ii)
Bl/42
Telegram IX
From 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. at Kuwait#
To HtM 1 » Secretary of State for lodla, London.
Bepe&ted GovferxHfaent of India, Foreign and Political
Department, Siffileu
Copy given to 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. , Bahrain, v/
« by post to 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. , Muscat,
No. T/66
Dated 22nd June 1936.
FOiLB TO fALTOH.
lour telegram of 19th June, 1853, copy by air
mail to Government of India. KALBA.
I do not think that it matters ^ven if Shaikh
of Bharjah takes umbrage.
S. As for his claim to Ealba. On general
principles if a Shaikh has for many years ceased to
exercice any control over, or to acept any responsibility
for, an area under the de facto rule of another ihaikh,
I am of opinion that the formesr loses any claim he say
once have had to the area in question. Kalba moreover
as will be seen from the map is on the other side of
the Peninsula and is not contiguous to *marJah territory,
in these circumstances i think we may safely conclude that
Shaikh of Sharjah*s claim to Kalba ia extinct. This
being so the promise contain, d in Dickson 1 s letter that
we would not take any of hii lands does not apply.
3. Unless I can receive a final reply by 30th June
(in this connection see paragraph 5 of jay air mail Express
Letter of 19th June) when sloop is available, Political
Agent 1 s
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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).

Physical characteristics

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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