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'File 0436 Sharjah Air Agreement' [‎3r] (5/110)

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The record is made up of 1 file (53 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1948-28 Jan 1950. 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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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. he emphasized that before opening
negotiations for a new Civil Air agreement, we should
clear up with the Shaikh of Sharjah the points (just
mentioned) outstanding under the current one. 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 addressing the 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. ,
asked that he should be authorised to inform the Shaikh
that he will be paid ground rent for the "R.A.K. Camp"
(i.e., the "additional area") with effect from the date
of cessation of hostilities with Japan, and stated that
he would then make recommendations regarding the amount
of rent which should be offered to the Shaikh. He had
asked that he should be informed of the future require
ments of the R.A.F. and the B.O.A.C. at Sharjah to enable
us to consider what form the future air agreement should
take, and what payments should be offered to the Shaikh
besides the ground rent. Re did not mention Galloway’s
proposal for an increase in the Shaikh’s personal subsidy.
The Secretary of State for India's Express Letter No. Ext.
1359/47,dated the 26th June, 1947, is a reply to 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. 's reference.
3. First of all, I should be glad of any comments
you may have to make on the civil and R.A.F. requirements
as stated in the Secretary of State's Express Letter. Then
I should be glad to know if you agree with me that the
payments listed in the column "Under consideration 1 for
future" in my statement, are those v/hich we ought to offer
the Shaikh for a new air agreement. Those for the guards
and the Air Station rent will remain unchanged; I have no
record that the Shaikh asked that they should be increased
I am agreeing with Galloway that it is not to our interest
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The file contains correspondence relating to a renewal of the Sharjah Air Agreement between the British government and the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr [Sulṭān II bin Saqr Āl Qasimī]. The correspondence is between the Political Officer for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. at Sharjah, Gordon Noel Jackson (later, Patrick Desmond Stobart), 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, Cornelius James Pelly, 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 Bushire, Shaikh Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī, and his brother, Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr.

The correspondence covers the discussion over the particulars of the agreement, including rent payments, landing fees, guard salaries, and the Shaikh's personal subsidy. There is also correspondence relating to the arrangements for Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr to sign the final agreement in the absence of Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, who was in Bombay recovering from sickness.

Folios 10-12 and 25-30 are drafts of the agreement.

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1 file (53 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 55; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-54 and ff 2-9 respectively; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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