'File 4/22 II Remittances to Abu Dhabi via Sharjah on behalf of Bushire Residency.' [‎20r] (39/330)

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The file contains records of monthly payments of 400 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, via the 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. Agent, Sharjah, to Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan [Shakhbūṭ bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān], Ruler of Abu Dhabi, on account of air facilities at Sir Bani Yas [Şīr Banī Yās] Island and at Abu Dhabi, for the period 13 November 1944 to 13 March 1948. The original receipts for the payments were to be sent to the Secretary to the 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. .

The papers consist of covering letters for the payments from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain to the 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. Agent, Sharjah (Jasim bin Muhammad) or the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (POTC), Sharjah; letters from the 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. Agent, Sharjah (in Arabic, with English translations) or Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. confirming that payment had been made by the 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. Agent to Jafar Ali Mohammad Karim at Sharjah on behalf of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi; and copies of receipts in Arabic (with English translations) from Jafar Ali Mohammad.

The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence. The last dated addition to the file is a Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain receipt stamp dated 31 March 1948 (folio 157).

Extent and format

1 file (163 folios)

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminates with a set of notes between folios 159-164. Circled serial numbers in red and blue ink and crayon (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence) refer to entries in the notes.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 165; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 1-164; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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