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'File 14/5 Correspondence regarding Postal arrangements at Shargah and Dubai' [30r] (59/536)
The record is made up of 1 file (266 folios). It was created in 11 Oct 1932-27 Mar 1940. 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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un the 21st uecember 1S32 i sav/ the inspector of rost
Offices,Karachijftir.Badal uas,on the subject of Postal arrange-
ments at sharjah and uubai.
He had been to see me before my visit to sharjah on the
14th and 15th i»ecember 1932 and i had made such enquiries as
were possible on a flying visit.
i gathered that the present postal official at uubai
merely collects and distributes letters but does not even keep
postage stamps, i understand that there is a certain demand
for parcel facilities and for the sale of stamps locally, i
also gathered that proper postal facilities would lead to a
considerable use of the Post office.
a ascertained from Mr.Jajies,the superintendent of the
imperial airways station at sharjah,that he had already had
experience of doing Postal work ^of all kinds; at dask and that
he would be willing to take on similar work at sharjah. ±
understand that he received an allowance of ks. 50 /- per month
at jask and would probably want the same allowance at sharjah.
ne told me that people often came from uubai to get stamps from
him as the Postal official in uubai did not sell them.
i mentioned the possibility of getting Mr.daaes to take
on the Postal work to the inspector and also informed him
generally of the information mentioned above, ne seemed to
think that there might be some political objection to opening
an office at sharjah but i said that i had not sufficient
experience of the xrucial uoast to answer the question off-hand,
and that he should proceed to sharjah,see things for himself
there and report with his recommendations to his Postal superior
who would then pass it on to the nesidency for such action as
might be necessary. ± impressed on him that it was no good
doing things in a hurry.
i personally think that the best arrangement would be
to open a Post uffice at the imperial airways Station in sharjah
and keep the present arrangement for uubai but allowing the
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The file contains correspondence and telegrams discussing the proposal to open a Post Office in Sharjah and Dubai. The Ruler of Sharjah requests that the name of Sharjah is printed on the stamps. The file also contains agreements with Imperial Airways for the delivery of mail, and arrangements for a suitable office at Sharjah. Whilst the Ruler of Dubai is initially against the opening of a Post Office in his town, further discussions develop in 1938 for the opening of a Post Office in Dubai (sketch on folio 208).
The principal correspondents are: the Ruler of Sharjah (Shaikh Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ); the Ruler of Dubai (Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm); Imperial Airways; the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited; the Superintendent of Post Offices, Lower Sind and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division, at Karachi; the Director of Post and Telegraphs at Karachi; 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 at Sharjah (Khan Bahadur Isa bin Latif, and from 1936 Khan Sahib Husain bin Hasan 'Amad); the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Kuwait; 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. ; and 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. at Bahrain.
There is some correspondence in Arabic, with English translation, with 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 at Sharjah, the Ruler of Sharjah and the Ruler of Dubai.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (266 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end of the file, on folios 236-277. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
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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 268; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 4-235 and ff 236-267; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil and red ink, but are either partially circled or not circled.
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- Title
- 'File 14/5 Correspondence regarding Postal arrangements at Shargah and Dubai'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 17r:90v, 93r:105v, 106v:115v, 119r:134v, 136r:144v, 147r:149v, 151r:161v, 163r:183v, 188r:196v, 198r:267v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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