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'File 0425 Copies of Agreements, Concessions etc' [‎49r] (97/130)

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The record is made up of 1 file (63 folios). It was created in 15 Jun 1930-8 Jun 1948. 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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6* Should any Dubai subject be accused of any
offence in respect of the Commercial Landing Base
at Dubai he shall not be punished until the
offence has been proved to the joint satisfaction
of the Shaikh of Dubai 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. .
7. No employee (foreign) of the Company shall
enter the town at night. Should any person infringe
this rule by entering the town at night and, God
forbid, suffer injury or loss, then the Shaikh will
not be held responsible.
8. Guards and watchmen of the landing base will
be appointed by the shaikh.
9. (a) No women or sailors should be permitted to
seek refuge in the landing base.
(b) The shaikhs internal affairs shall not be
interfered with in any manner whatsoever.
10. A charge of Rs.5/- will be paid to the Shaikh
for every landing by an aircraft.
11. If any injury is done to the craft or its people
by any outside enemy then the Government, v/hen necessity
arises, should assist the Shaikh by all means.
12. Natives of Dubai should be employed by the Company
in the landing base for all such work as they are capable
of doing.
13. Should liquor be necessary for the special use of
the landing base the Company shall on no account permit
the sale of such liquor to the natives of and persons
residing in the Country and Towns of Dubai..
14. This Agreement will be for a period of five years
with effect from the 22nd July, 1938.
sd/- Sa’id bin Maktum sd/- H. WEIGHTMAN
Ruler of 0ubai. 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.

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The file contains copies of the following agreements:

  • Agreement between the British government and Shaikh Said bin Hamad [Sa‘īd bin Ḥamad 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. ], ruler of Kalba, for facilitation of an airfield, 28 August 1936;
  • Agreement between the British government and Shaikh Sa’id bin Maktum [Sa‘īd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm], ruler of Dubai, for the provision of a jolly-boat for storage of petrol in Dubai creek, 15 December 1933;
  • Agreement between the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and Shaikh Sa’id bin Maktum, 10 May 1939;
  • Dubai Commercial Air Agreement between the British Government and Shaikh Sa’id bin Maktum, 22 July 1938 (with renewals on 3 May 1943 and 8 June 1948);
  • Agreement of Sultan bin Salim [Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī], ruler of Ras al Khaimah, to provide for petrol storage and protection of aeroplanes, and a guarantee for the security of Khan Bahadur Isa, 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, 15 June 1930;
  • Agreement between the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar [Sulṭān II bin Saqr Āl Qasimī], ruler of Sharjah, 18 January 1940;
  • Agreement between the British government and Shaikh Sultan bin Saqar for the establishment of an air station in Sharjah, 22 July 1932 (with renewal on 22 July 1943);
  • Agreement of Shaikh Sa’id bin Maktum to charter his motor launch to the British Overseas Airways Corporation and the Government of India, 16 November 1941;
  • Agreement between the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and Said bin Maktum for the lease of a plot of land near the creek, map included (folio 42), 1 May 1944;
  • Agreement between the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and Messrs. Hussain bin Hassan Emad, Abdul Rahman bin Hussain, and Ali Abdullah Awazi to act as company agents in Dubai, 1 September 1946.

Included is correspondence between 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 and Political Officer at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire (Bahrain from 1946), and a number of Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. rulers. The correspondence is related to renewals of air agreements.

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1 file (63 folios)
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The file is arranged in rough chronological order.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 65; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-31; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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