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Coll 30/194 ‘Persian Gulf Defence. SHARJAH & DIBAI.’ [25r] (48/67)
The record is made up of 1 file (32 folios). It was created in 3 Mar 1939-29 Jan 1943. 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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r$-rcuteti by the west co&st of Africa f acroaa Africa to oom
poi»t oppoaita tha southern coaat of Arabia and than via rant rah
to indifl 1 If ao y tikon it la unnecessary to consider any
arranges ante for the protection of a base for flying boats on
the frucial "oast, since it is understood that the Hoyal Air
Forca will not themselves have flying boats in tha 3ulf vary
much longer. Thia would be equally true even if an air aarvlca
continued from India via the Sulf to Egypt but wars operatad
solely by land m&chinas.
(ii) In the event of war is Jharjah definitely to be used
£ > -i.e base for fioyal Air Force aircraft operatin^j in c cnijunction
with the naval forces guarding the mouth of the Gulf ? If ao,
will thct base be at Sharjah or in the vicinity of nas ei Hadd ?
If the former, then it seems that a more definite plen for the
protection of 3harj&h must ba considered? an! that plan miaht
**11 incluJ. provision of funis to -umPI. us to purchase either
immunity from the more Important Rlnterlsnd tribes or wen
active assistance from tribes such as U»s '"snl ?:itab. This
weul<3 involve somsthing more daflnits tean the three alternatives
mentioned in paragraph 27. In fact sub-»paragraphs (a) and (b)
of paragraph 27 would presumably be eliminated and paragraph (c)
definitely adopted# This in turn would involve further consi
deration of methods of supply y which in view of tha paucity of
drinkable water in iharjah and tna need for importing foodstuffs
and amamnition would require s ecific arrangotaent in advance#
4* regard to ihe details stated in the present amrecic—
tion I have the following remarks to offer.
L&Mr.u%h a
TMa paregraph as drafted gives rather a wrong impression
and I eu£ eat a re-draft as follow#*- "The Shaikhs of the
Iruciel * oe»t (Abu Thabi, Duboi f Tharjah, Aj^ian, Xkm al aiwain,
Fas al ^haimah/-
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The file contains papers relating to the defence of Sharjah and Dubai (also spelled Dibai in the file).
The papers consist of correspondence, and a copy of a report entitled ‘Appreciation of the Situation Regarding the Defence of Sharjah and Dibai Alighting Area Against Tribal Attack and Sabotage’, by Major R G Price, Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq, dated January 1939, which includes a ‘Sketch map showing approximate layout of SHARJAH & DIBAI’ [IOR/L/PS/12/3935, f 18].
The correspondents and recipients are as follows: 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. ; 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 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; the Air Ministry; the War Office; the Commander in Chief, Middle East; and the Air Officer Commanding, British Forces in Iraq.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (32 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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 33; 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3935
- Title
- Coll 30/194 ‘Persian Gulf Defence. SHARJAH & DIBAI.’
- Pages
- front, 2r:17v, 19r:33v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence