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'File 0436/51 Sharjah Air Agreement' [56r] (111/200)
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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~ AIR NAVIGATION REGULATIONS
1. Aircraft shall not fly over or land in the territories of Sharjah
er take on board or discharge in such territories any passengers or
cargo carried for hire or reward, except in accordance with the terms
of any agreement for the time being in force between His Majesty’s
Government in the United Kingdom (acting in this regard on behalf of
His Exoollenoy ^he Shaikh) and the Government of the country in which
the aircraft is registered or in accordance v/ith the special permission
of the Minister of Civil Aviation in the United Kingdom granted on
behalf of His Excellencythe Shaikh and subject to any conditions or
limitations which the Minister may specify.
2. (i) Aircraft when flying over or landing in the territories
.of Sharjah shall comply with the following general regulations:-
(a) The aircraft shall be registered and shall bear the
prescribed nationality and registration marks painted on
it in the prescribed manner.
(b) The aircraft shall be certified as airworthy in the
prescribed manner, and any terms or conditions on or
subject to which the certificate of airv/orthiness v/as
granted shall be duly complied with.
(c) The personnel of the aircraft shall be of the prescribed
number and description and shall be provided with the
prescribed certificates of competency and licences.
(d) There shall be carried in the aircraft the prescribed
documents and journey log-book kept up to date in the
prescribed forms and manner. In addition, if the aircraft
carries passengers, there shall be carried a list of
their names, and, if it carries freight, bills of lading
and manifest in respect thereof.
(ii) In this Article ’’prescribed” means prescribed by the
law of the State where the aircraft is registered.
3. Aircraft shall not use as a place of landing or departure in
the territories of -Sharjah any place other than an authorised aerodrome,
except in cases of accident, stress of weather or any other unavoidable
cause
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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