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‘File 7/2 III Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ [‎241r] (504/522)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (251 folios). It was created in 24 Mar 1935-19 Dec 1935. 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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On the SOth November 1935 and again on the 21st
! November 1925, 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. and I discussed the
cmention of air facilities at Kalba with the Shaikh of
uharjah at Bahrain. He said that he had written to the
of x.dba and that on his return he would send his
brother to try to arrange for the facilities. He, however,
pressed for the help of G overnment. It was put to him
that a Shaikh who was unable to rule for himself could
hardly expect to receive the support of Government but that
if he was able to take action they would no.doubt in their
turn help him. It was put to him that this was rather a
test oi whether in the event of the death of the Shaikh
of -alba (v.ho has no heirs) the Shamaliyah track would be
— -c reed as belonging to him. He seemed to see the point
and' said that he would do his best to help. He. did not
wish to go himself as was suggested as he feared a rebuff
but would send his brother to pave the way. What he wanted
to know was whether the Shaikh of Kalba would demand money
or whether the Shaikh of Kalba would disown the suzerainty
of the Shaikh of Sharjah. ^e promised to let us know the
result in about three weeks time.
G.L.-
~
.A.
Ref: 1?°. Resubmitted.
154. Letter from Shaikh of Abu Dhabi dated 18th November 1935.
P.A .
I warned Abu Dhabi that I had handed over tovyuo.
G .A.C.-
Please tell him I will ask P.R and have this letter
put up with pp.
G.L.-25/11.
Informed accordingly. 7
A.R.-25/11. f

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Content

The volume is a continuation of correspondence from ‘File 7/2 II Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ (IOR/R/15/2/264), its contents relating to ongoing negotiations between Arab rulers and the British Government, Royal Air Force, and Imperial Airways, on the installation and maintenance of air facilities along the Arab coast, between Qatar and Ra’s al-Khaymah. The principal correspondents in the file are Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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 Percy Gordon Loch, 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, and Captain A Cole, Officiating 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.

The main issues raised in the volume are:

1. Disagreements between British officials and Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan of Abu Dhabi, over the installation of a petrol store at Abu Dhabi, not officially mentioned in the agreement signed between the two parties on 13 February 1935, and only verbally agreed upon. In a letter addressed to the Shaikh, dated 5 June 1935, Fowle threatened action against Abu Dhabi’s pearling fleet, should he continue to raise objections to the expansion of air facilities in his domains (folios 64-66). Fowle’s letter led to an angry exchange between Shaikh Shakbut and British officials aboard HMS Fowey (reported in a letter from Cole to Fowle, folios 93-97), which in turn led to protracted mediations prior to Shaikh Shakbut issuing a formal apology over his outburst (folios 122-23).

2. Proposals for a seaplane anchorage at Umm al-Qaywayn (folios 138-40a), including a visit to the Arab coast by Mr B Cross, Manager of the Near East Area for Imperial Airways Limited, in order to ascertain the best site for such a facility (folios 185-87).

The volume also contains a number of revised schedules of air facilities required along the Arab coast of the Gulf, listing facilities by both location and by RAF or civil aviation function (folios 68-72, 173-75a, 196-200).

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1 volume (251 folios)
Arrangement

The volume’s correspondence is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the volume to the latest at the end. Some items in the volume are marked with red or blue crayon numbers (for incoming or outgoing items respectively), and are prefixed by the letters S.No [Serial number]. 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 230-44).

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An earlier foliation system, which uses uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of rectos, runs through the volume. The following anomalies occur in the main foliation system: 1a-1e, 79a, 140a, 167a, 195a, 241a. The following folios are fold-outs: 7, 11, 13, 20, 64, 76.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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