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'File 0436/51 Sharjah Air Agreement' [46r] (91/200)
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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Article ^he figure of Rs.1000/- per month is the maximum
'i which we are prepared to pay. You should offer an increased rent of
*.*V * Rs,600/- per month in the first place though, if necessary, you have
^ discretion to agree to any figure up to Rs. 1000/-.
Article M+ is required in order to provide for the enforcement of
the Air Navigation Regulations.
3. I am to emphasise that the payments provided for in Article 11 of
the draft are in all cases maximum figures which should not be exceeded.
In particular you should do your best to secure the Shaikh^ agreement to
smaller rents than the maxima given above for the rest-house and the y
extension of the airfield. /y
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4. The letters to be exchanged are substantially those to which the
late '-haler agreed and the Air Navigation Regulations are based on those
recently adopted in Kuwait.
5. On the conclusion of the agreement the Shaikh is to be presented with
74 rifles and 7,400 rounds of ammunition. The rifles are at present in
the custody of the Officer Oommanding, -toyal Air Force, Sharjah (Jilton’s
letter forwarded to us under your reference C13/3/24/51 of Nay 7th) and
Brice is seeking authority for the release of the ammunition from Royal
Air Force stocks in Sharjah. If you have not been told by us that this
release has been authorised when the end of the negotiations is in sight
will you please warn us, and we will try to hasten it.
6. You are also, on the completion of the agreement and if the Ruler
repeatrfs the request made by his predecessor, authorised to offer him
facilities for the despatch of telegrams, free of charge, within certain
limits. The offer which you may make is described in Mr. Atlee's
despatch No.^3(W 1394/15/802) of August 3rd 1949 of which a copy was sent
to your
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
under our reference 81/20/49 of August 13th 1949.
(C.id. Le Quesne)
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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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- 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
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- Open Government Licence