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'File 14/5 Correspondence regarding Postal arrangements at Shargah and Dubai' [189r] (377/536)
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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If the Shaikh of Sharjah gives In when matters are put
to him clearly and finally f so much the better. If not then
I sugjest we should take up the question of extending the exist
ing postal facilities in Dubai. At present Gray Mackenzie’s
agent acts as Branch Postmaster* preparing outgoing bags for
despatch by sea mail, distributing incoming bags and selling
stamps. There is no apparent reason why he should not perform
exactly the same functions in respect of the air mail* Since
the air mail is carried by flying boats, and will be in all
probability for the next five or s even years at least, it should
be quite feasible for the agent at Dubai to deal with this work.
It may mean a little more expenditure as it will be necessary to
arrange transport between the town and the creek where the fly
ing boats land, tut that should not amount to very much.
5. So far as we are concerned, 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’s mail
can very easily be sent in to Dubai and collected from there -
in fact most of his stuff already travels by air 5 and as Shar
jah town Is very much moribund these days this proposal will
not be to the disadvantage of any great number of British Indian
■
subjects and traders. As for the Shaikh of Sharjah himself and
his subjects, it is a matter of complete indifference to us whe
ther or not they aver receive or can send their mails at all.
6 . I confess I am unable to discover by what arrangement
or under whose orders Gray Mackenzie’s agent does act as Branch
Postmaster at Dubai, but the fact remains that he does so func
tion, and I see no reason for political difficulties if he ex
tends his activities to air mails.
Yours sincerely.
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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.
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- 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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