'File 4/26 I Correspondence re - payment of Rs. 440/- a month on account of the Dubai Commercial Air Agreement.' [‎14r] (27/674)

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The file contains records of payments by 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 Shaikh Said bin Maktum [Saʻīd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm], Ruler of Dubai, under the terms of the Dubai Commercial Air Agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, signed on 22 July 1937, the Ruler of Dubai was to receive 440 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per month for 'pay of guards' for the seaplane base; a new five-year agreement was signed on 6 June 1938, by which the payment ('rent' for the base, including 'pay of guards etc') was increased to 940 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per month. The records cover payments for the period July 1937 - January 1945 inclusive. Payments were made through 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; original receipts were to be forwarded 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 include: covering letters for the payments, sent by the office of 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, 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), Sharjah; letters in Arabic (with translations into English) 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), Sharjah, confirming payment to the Ruler of Dubai; copies of receipts in Arabic (with English translations) issued by the Ruler of Dubai; and some related correspondence between the office of 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 and 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. .

There is also an apparently-misfiled group of papers following the same format, recording a payment to the Regent of Kalba (Khalid bin Ahmed [Shaikh Khālid bin Aḥmad bin Sulṭān Āl Qasimī]) for the period January-February 1941, dated March 1941 (ff 167-169).

The title is taken from the front cover; there is also a similarly-worded title page within the volume, on folio 10, but with file reference 4/25.

Extent and format

1 file (335 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 terminate in a set of notes at folios 326-335. Circled serial numbers in red ink and crayon 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 337; 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 2-235; these numbers are written in a combination of ink and pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. 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

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