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'File 0436/2 Sharjah Air Agreement' [22r] (43/116)
The record is made up of 1 file (56 folios). It was created in 27 Apr 1950-31 Dec 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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CONFIDENTIAL
0436/2/17
Dear Andrew,
British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Sharjah.
30th August, 1960.
Your C/TC-136 of 16th August about Air Navigation
Regulations.
2. In view of the primitive condition of the local
administration, I can see a grave objection to the Shaikh
being asked to subscribe to Regulations on the lines of
the Kuwait Regulations.
3. At present, air traffic is handled by the aerodrome
without either customs or immigration control, this, for the
reason that the Ruler is unable to enforce either. I should
hesitate to inform the Shaikh that he may appoint "authorized
persons” under article 16, to perform the functions described
in articles 6,7,8,12, and 14. In a civilized state, such
intervention by the local authority would be perfectly
proper and would be of advantage but I fear that an
’’authorized person” in
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
might include such
trouble-makers as head guards who would seek to use their
position to extend their power arid perquisites. The
present Ruler of Sharjah would no doubt accept our advice
in all these matters, but there is no guarantee that
in the future, one might not be confronted by the sort of
intolerable interference from which Petroleum Development
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Ltd suffered last winter at the hands of
the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi’s ’’amirs” in the drilling camp.
4. I suggest that it might be better for us to ask
the Shaikh of Sharjah to signify his willingness for
H.M.G to administer control of Air Navigation on his
behalf, rather than that we should give him nominal control
of matters beyond his ability to understand, and at the
same time, an excuse for possible future mischief.
Yours sincerely,
Sd.P.D. Stobart.
R.Me.C.Andrew Ksq.
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.
,
Bahrain.
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The file contains correspondence covering negotiations over a renewal of the Sharjah Air Agreement. Particulars include matters of rent payments, an expansion of the runway, and proposed additions to the draft agreement in line with the Kuwait Air Navigation Regulations. 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, Patrick Desmond Stobart, the Foreign Office, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the Politcal 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 Bahrain, the Office of the Air Staff Liaison Officer at Bahrain, the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sulṭān II bin Saqr Āl Qasimī, and the acting ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Muḥammad bin Saqr Āl Qasimī.
The file also includes correspondence relating to the arrangements for the payment due to the Shaikh of Sharjah and Shaikh Muḥammad bin Saqr's request for help paying the annual subsidy to the Bani Qitab tribe.
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- 1 file (56 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in reverse chronological order.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 58; 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.
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- Title
- 'File 0436/2 Sharjah Air Agreement'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:6v, 8r:57v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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