"ملف رقم ٠٤٣٦/٥١ اتفاقية طيران الشارقة" [و‎‎٣‎٩] (٢٠٠/٧٧)

Confidential *
0436/27/51
British Agency, Sharjah,
29th August, 1951.
Dear Martin,
Please refer to ycur 1389/32 ef 21st Atigost.
2. I have had further discusslens with Shaikh
Saqr en this peint, but all that he will say is
that he '‘leaves it to me to be Judge”, and that
he will “agree to this, cr more than this, if the
Government considers it fair and just”. This
is merely his way ©f saying that he considers it
unfair and unjust and does net in fact agree
at all, but that he will not break off negotiations
on the point. If we insist, he will eventually
sign, bux he will not “agree", - he will sign
under protest and consider that he has been
unfairly treated. I do not imagine that his
sense of grievance would have any lasting or
serious results, but the point would undoubtedly
be raked up for the next fifty years whenever we
wanted anything else from him, and used to bedevil
negotiations then.
3. If payment were made retrospectively to
April 1st 1950 the sum involved would only be
£s.12,600 approximately (Rr.700 a month for 18
months) end even that would not be handed over,
but set against the dect for the Fort Buildings.
C.M. Le .mesne Fsquire.,
1st Secretary,
British hesidency,
Bahrain.