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File 4/25 I Corr. re: Kalba payments.' [‎14v] (28/682)

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The record is made up of 1 file (339 folios). It was created in 21 Nov 1936-6 Jan 1945. 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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The file contains records of payments to the Ruler of Kalba for air facilities, for the period 28 September 1936 to 27 December 1944.

The papers consist of covering letters 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 forwarding monthly payments of 400 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 'for rent of site and pay of the guards'; letters in Arabic (with English translations) 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, and (from 1943) 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) (Captain Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy) to 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 confirming payment; copies of receipts in Arabic (with English translations) from Khalid bin Ahmad bin Sultan al Qasimi [Shaikh Khālid bin Aḥmad bin Sulṭān Āl Qasimī], Regent of Kalba; and some related correspondence. The original receipts were 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 file also contains a single group of papers following the same format recording a payment to Shaikh Said bin Maktum [Saʻīd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm], Ruler of Dubai for rent of commercial airbase, in accordance with the terms of the Dubai Civil Air Agreement, for the period 22 February to 22 March 1941, March 1941 (folios 176-178).

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1 file (339 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 329-340. Circled serial numbers in red crayon, which occur occasionally in the correspondence, refer to entries in the notes.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 341; 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 2-340; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil and ink (black and red), 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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File 4/25 I Corr. re: Kalba payments.' [‎14v] (28/682), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1141, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100026334753.0x00001d> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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