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'File 0436/51 Sharjah Air Agreement' [51r] (101/200)
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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OU. Prior notice of the time of the intended arrival of an
i
aircraft from abroad at any aerodrome inSharjcih and of departure of the
aircraft for abroad from any aerodrome in Sharjah shall be given to
/the Gu-q- terr.o , Public -MeaIth and Police Administrations-of Sharjah_y.
5. The conditions governing the use of the aerodrome or
aerodromes in Sharjah set out in the Annex to these Regulations shall
apply in respect of all aircraft using any such aerodrome.
6. (i) The personnel of any aircraft required by the law of the
State where the aircraft is registered to be provided v/ith certificates
of competency or licences shall, on demand by any authorised person,
produce them for inspection by him.
(ii) The person in charge of the aircraft shall, on demand
by an authorised person, produce any certificate, licence, log-book
or other document required under Article 2 (1 ) (b) or (d), of these
Regulations.
7. All aircraft and the persons on board, shall, immediately
on landing in the territories of Sharjah from abroad and prior to
departure from those territories for abroad, submit to the sanitary
the Publio -lfealtrh--Admin Pet rat-ion of Sharjah^
8. (i) Every person on board any aircraft landing in Sharjah
shall be in possession of a valid national passport or equivalent
document and shall produce it on demand to any authorised person.
(ii) l\o person, other than a subject of Sharjah, shall break
ris journey in Sharjah or leave the aerodrome without having first
obtained a visa issued by, or on behalf of, hire-fixo^ilency the Shaikh.
Through passengers, or crew, not breaking journey do not require
visas.
9. All aircraft shall comply in customs matters with the
provisions of the Chicago Convention.
10. (i) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, the lawo
and regulations for the time being in force in Sharjah concerning the
entry into and the departure from the territories of Sharjah of persons
by sea and land and concerning the importation into and the exportation
from the territories of Sharjah of goods by sea and land shall apply
/respectively
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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