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'File 0436 Sharjah Air Agreement' [32r] (63/110)
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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2
even does not represent the rent of an ordinary
house in the town. The reason why I accepted
Rs. 300 /- in the first agreement is because
the British Government took upon themselves
payment of building and other expenditure
without charging interests for the money. They
also supplied on my behalf all the iron
windows etc. In this agreement, however, there
is nothing of this sort and therefore this must
be taken into account and given due consideration.
(4) There is a further remark, i.e,, no rent has
been mentioned for the additional building
added to the rest house in the agreement.
(5) The abovementioned remarks is very important
and I request you to give it due attention.
(6) I cannot agree to the pay for the guards as it
is small.
During the time the first agreement was
concluded a labourer used to get from As. -/8/-
to He. 1/- p.d. but now wages of labourers habe
gone up and a labourer now gets from the
companies in (^atar, Kuwait etc., not less than
Rs. 10/- p.d. When the Company start work on
this side a labourer will demand more than
this. This concerns an ordinary labourer who
works for a limited time. People left here in
search of work. A guard who carries out his
duties and shoulders responsibilties by day and
night should be given sufficient wages and this
is to be decided in the light of this difference.
(7) The personal subsidy is very small. In the
past I contented myself with it as the State
had a large income out of pearl trade, diving
and customs. Attention should, however, be
paid to the fact that the principal pearl
trade has fallen down, income from customs
... /decree csd
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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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- Open Government Licence