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Coll 5/80 ‘Air Route to India – Arab Coast Route: Sharjah Air Agreement & additional accommodation for the B.A.O.C.’ [6r] (11/256)
The record is made up of 1 file (126 folios). It was created in 1 Mar 1943-15 Jun 1949. It was written in English. 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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Copy of memorandum No.C/258 dated 14th March
1948, 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 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.
, Bahrain*
Copy is enclosed of memorandum No.89.0220 dated
the 24th January, 1948, from 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.
. It is requested that it be ascertained
whether the R.A.F. or 3.O.A.C. require air facilities in
Kalba any longer. If not, the agreement should be
allowed to lapse, no payment should be made after August
of this year.
Copy of memorandum No.89.0220 dated the 24th January
1948, from 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.
, bharjah,
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.
On my visit to Kalba on the 20th and 21st January
I inspected the landing ground, petrol store, and shelter
for air crews. The markings on the landing ground are
dirty and would be difficult to see from the air, the
ground is overgrown with small bushes, the petrol store
is empty and unlocked, and the shelter for air crews is in
disrepair.
2. Of the 10 rifles given in 1936 to the Regent of
Kalba for the protection of the aerodrome none remain. All
are reported to have been sold. The one rifle given to
Shaikh Khalid remains with ^ne of Shaikh Saqr's (brother
of Humaid bin Abdullah) servants.
3. The air agreement signed in August 1936, was to
remain in force for a period of 12 years and, unless
renev/ed, will lapse this year.
4. I understood from Air Vice Marshall Gray, whom I met
on my return here, that the R.A.F. no longer require air
facilities in Kalba.
5. If neither the R.A.F. nor B.O.A.C. are likely to
require air facilities in Kalba in future, it is for con
sideration whether the agreement should not be terminated
in August of this year and the monthly payment of Rs.400/-
discontinued. .
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The file contains papers related to the renewal of the Sharjah Commercial Air Agreement in 1943, and subsequent increases to the subsidy paid to the Shaikh of Sharjah under the agreement and changes to accommodation requirements for both the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and the Royal Air Force (RAF). It also contains correspondence related to the withdrawal of BOAC services from Sharjah in 1947, and discussion as to whether to amend or abandon the agreement as a result. The decision to renew the agreement in 1948 is documented by minutes of an inter-departmental meeting held on 16 March 1948: see folios 11-12.
A number of statements of payments made to the Shaikh of Sharjah under the Air Agreement for the periods April 1945 to August 1946 and December 1946 to November 1947 were submitted to the 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. by 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. : see folios 15, 18, 21, 39, 64, 75, 92, and 107. A list of buildings required at Sharjah by the RAF as of 1947 can be found on folios 24-28.
The main correspondents are as follows: 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. (Charles Geoffrey Prior and William Rupert Hay), officials of the Air Ministry (M W Low), officials of the 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. (from August 1947 the Commonwealth Relations Office; Roland Tennyson Peel, Eion Pelly Donaldson, Francis Anthony Kitchener Harrison), officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (H Jones and R C Bloodworth), and representatives of the External Affairs Department of the Government of India.
The title of the file contains an error: the British Overseas Airways Corporation is mistakenly referred to as BAOC instead of BOAC.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (126 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 128; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.
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- Coll 5/80 ‘Air Route to India – Arab Coast Route: Sharjah Air Agreement & additional accommodation for the B.A.O.C.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:49v, 51r:64v, 66r:116v, 118r:127v, 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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