"ملف رقم ٠٤٣٦/٥١ اتفاقية طيران الشارقة" [و‎‎٩‎٨] (٢٠٠/١٩٥)

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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.l.
CONFIDENTIAL.
1st February, 1951 .
Dear Sir Rupert,
Please refer to your letter 1389/1/51 of the 15th
January concerning the extension of the airfield at
Sharjah.
2. The rent for the airfield falls upon the vote of the
Ministry of Civil Aviation, and we are pressing them to
agree to your proposal that an additional 420 rupees per
month should be paid to the Shaikh retrospectively from
July last year, or any date subsequently confirmed by
3. We very much regret the grievous delays in despatching
the draft agreement and regulations for negotiation with
the Shaikh. We are now awaiting legal advice on certain
points of the regulations, and I hope that this time we
shall be able to conclude the matter. In paragraph 4 of
your letter you suggest that the airfield extension will
involve amending the Agreement. Apart from the obvious
alteration of Article 10(ii), I do not see that further
changes are required. From our papers it does not appear
that there was ever any question of a map of the airfield
eing attached to the Agreement, although a map of the
Royal Air Force Camp was attached to the exchange :of
letters on facilities for military aircraft. Perhaps you
could kindly confirm my understanding on this point.
you.
Yours sincerely
W. Harpham.
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Rupert Hay, K.C.I
Bn it i sh Re s i de ncy,
Bahrain.
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