"ملف رقم ٠٤٣٦ اتفاقية طيران الشارقة" [و‎‎٣] (١١٠/٥)

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Political Resident he emphasized that before opening
negotiations for a new Civil Air agreement, we should
clear up with the Shaikh of Sharjah the points (just
mentioned) outstanding under the current one. The
political Resident, in addressing the India Office,
asked that he should be authorised to inform the Shaikh
that he will be paid ground rent for the "R.A.K. Camp"
(i.e., the "additional area") with effect from the date
of cessation of hostilities with Japan, and stated that
he would then make recommendations regarding the amount
of rent which should be offered to the Shaikh. He had
asked that he should be informed of the future require
ments of the R.A.F. and the B.O.A.C. at Sharjah to enable
us to consider what form the future air agreement should
take, and what payments should be offered to the Shaikh
besides the ground rent. Re did not mention Galloway’s
proposal for an increase in the Shaikh’s personal subsidy.
The Secretary of State for India's Express Letter No. Ext.
1359/47,dated the 26th June, 1947, is a reply to the
political Resident's reference.
3. First of all, I should be glad of any comments
you may have to make on the civil and R.A.F. requirements
as stated in the Secretary of State's Express Letter. Then
I should be glad to know if you agree with me that the
payments listed in the column "Under consideration 1 for
future" in my statement, are those v/hich we ought to offer
the Shaikh for a new air agreement. Those for the guards
and the Air Station rent will remain unchanged; I have no
record that the Shaikh asked that they should be increased
I am agreeing with Galloway that it is not to our interest
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