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'File 0436/51 Sharjah Air Agreement' [31r] (61/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1951-9 Dec 1951. 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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British
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.
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Bahrain.
2?th October, 1951
Please refer to your Agency’s letter C 13/3/46/51 of
October 20th about the Sharjah Air Agreement*
2 . Ilxere are two very small textual errors in the agreements
as concluded:-
(a) The fourth line of the second paragraph of the draft
letter from the Shaikh should read " as hitherto"*
(b) The seventh line of Article 13 (lil) of the Air
Navigation Regulations should read "act or omission"*
3* Will you please instruct ilton to sign the agreement
and the exchange of letters as corrected in accordance with
the preceding paragraph and then to request the Ruler to
issue the Air Navigation Regulations as an ’Alan. When
the Ruler has done so we will arrange to issue them as
King’s Regulation*
4* The map to be enclosed with Villon’s letter to the
Shaikh was sent to you with our letter 81/10/49 of
May ?th # 1949*
5 . On the conclusion of the agreement the uler is to
be presented with seventyfour rifles and 7# 400 rounds of
ammunition. Both the rifles and aruaunition are at
present held by the Officer Commanding, Royal Air Force,
Sharjah, and they are available for issue*
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The file contains correspondence relating to the renewal of the Sharjah Air Agreement, including drafts and a copy of the final agreement, signed on 15 November 1951. The correspondence is principally between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, 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 Bahrain, the Foreign Office, and the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Muḥammad bin Saqr Āl Qasimī (later, Shaikh Saqr bin Sulṭān).
The papers cover matters negotiated as part of the agreement, such as an extension of the airfield, rent payments, guard salaries, and a gift of rifles, ammunition, and a free telegram service for the Shaikh.
Also contained within the file is correspondence (folios 32-33) relating to International Aeradio's desire to paint their company name on the entrance to the airfield.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (98 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in reverse chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 100; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/4/7
- Title
- 'File 0436/51 Sharjah Air Agreement'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:26v, 29r:32v, 34r:84v, 86r:86v, 89r:99v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence