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'File 0436 Sharjah Air Agreement' [31r] (61/110)
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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Translation of letter No* 185 dated the 9th Rabi al Thani
1368 (8-2-49) from Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler of Sharjah,
to Mr* P.D* Stobart, the Political Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
,
Sharjah*
After Compliments.
I have gone through the draft agreement which is
to be renewed now concerning the Civil Air Station and found
it to be unacceptable and liable to great modification. The
first agreement is preferable to this from various aspects
taking into consideration the circumstances under which it was
concluded. I, therefore, request you to give favourable
consideration to my coments :-
(1) The first agreement was coneluded at a time
when cost of living and other essential
requirements were low and before the world
developments and changes* Now as conditions have
actively changed from what they were before, it
is necessary to give consideration to these
changes.
(2) Also during the time agreement was conoluded
buildings were not erected and the area was not
delineated. Colonel Biscoe used to describe the
matter to me as very simple; but it appeared to me
very clearly to be the opposite* I, however,
observed my obligations to the High British
not
Government as it has/been my habit to act otherwisa
I as well as my ancestors have always preferred
all along to observe and respect agreements and
obligations entered into between us and the High
British Government even if such agreements and
obligations are prejudicial to our interests* We
believe that the High British Governments aim is
to administer right justice and equity*
(3) The rent fixed for the rest house i.e., the
previous place in which the passengers are
accommodated which is Ks. 300/- is so small that it
. ./even
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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.
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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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- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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