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'File 0436 Sharjah Air Agreement' [8r] (15/110)
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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ae 1 surplus completed building** * ag «e ulth you that
tho payments listed in the column f under consideration
for future 1 in your statement are those uhich ve ought to
offer for a new air agreement; but I v/ould add that» if
this agreement is to cover loth ciril and R#.**^* require-
vnich
ments» perhai>s the pay of the exura guards for the §£
appear to have taken on in accord'once with Vakefleldls
letter l*o» 25 dated the 1st Feb u^ry* 1942 9 siaould be paid
from the same source as the 27 guards provided for in the
1952 civilian agreement• and not separately as hitherto*
Against this is the consideration that uhen their coiisnitt-
ments are reduced the U«a«F« may vlsh to reduce the number
of extra guards e?i$>loyed by them* At present ve are free
to do so by negotiation with the Shuikh# for novhere do ve
appear to have undertaken in writing to ei?&>loy any specific
numb r of extra guards* It might# therefore# be an
advantage to retain the existing differentiation between
the two lots of guards to facilitate future reduction* My
express letter Uo* 274 dated the 24th March refers*
3* Your paragra h 4; I enclose a dr ft for the
future air agreement* In it X have included provisonally
71 gu rds and 4 head guards# which is the total of the 27
{ greed to in the elvll air agreement in 1932 and of the 36
additional guards at present employed by the Kfor
their camp* 1 It is also for consideration whether the
dearness allowances for the guards sanctioned temporarily
in your predecessor*s letter Re* C/545 of the 25th Hay#
1940# should be retained as dearness allowances subject to
reduction# or should be consolidated with the basio ay*
I consider they sho? Id be retained as dearness allowances
subject to reduction if ; rices fall| because# if the
reverse tjikes piece# the Lihulkh will certainely ask fbr
an increase' whether the allowances tire consolidated with
the pay or not* I have included in the draft the other
payments mentioned in your statemsnt in the coli tm Umder
consideration for future** I have omitted many clauses
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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)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/4/5
- Title
- 'File 0436 Sharjah Air Agreement'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 18r:19v, 21r:33v, 37r:39v, 42r:42v, 44r:44v, 47r:49v, 51r:54v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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