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'File 0436/2 Sharjah Air Agreement' [44r] (87/116)
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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OPFICiii Oi THui
Ain OTaIP' LliilOON OPFICOR
BAHRAIN.
28th June 1950.
His Britannic Majesty’s
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 the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
B ahrain .
PRGPOBRD iiRTni^ cl ON ui 1 RU1\1, aY aT
oHaPJaII
Sir,
air Headquarters Iraq have informed tnis office thAt
it is proposed to extend the main airfield runway at oharjah
by 451 yards, to bring the total length of the runway to 2000
yards as shown on the enclosed plan. It is understood tnat
the matter is of considerable urgency, and as there is no
time to approach air ministry to ascertain details of the
airfield's new lease before starting work, it is requested
that the following, information be supplied to the Officer
Commanding Royal «ir Force Bahrain, at your earliest conven
ience.
(a) Does the new lease, now being negotiated by air
Ministry include the area required for extension
of the runway as shown on the enclosed plan?
(b) May permission be granted for work to commence
immediately?
(c) Can the Royal Air iorce divert the existing track
to Dibai to run around the end of the extended runway?
(d) May authority be granted to the noyal air force to
halt traffic on the proposed new road when the runway
is in use?
(e) Can an undertaking be obtained from the shaikh of
sharjah that no structures forming flying obstructions
will be ouilt in the 19° approach funnel to the
extension.
air Headquarters Iraq, have emphasized the urgency
for work to commence at the earliest possible date and an
early reply to the above queries would be 0 reatly appreciated.
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your obedient servant,
(u. newis)
squadron Leader,
air staff Liaison officer.
Officer C ommanding,
Copy to:-
Royal .tiir force, sahrain.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/4/6
- 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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