‘File 7/6 Proposal to construct ammunition dump at Bahrain & Sharjah’

Name: ‘File 7/6 Proposal to construct ammunition dump at Bahrain & Sharjah’
Author: Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Political Officer at Sharjah

İsim	‘File 7/6 Proposal to construct ammunition dump at Bahrain & Sharjah’
Yazar	Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Political Officer at Sharjah
Basım Tarihi:	27 Feb 1935-26 Feb 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Tür	Belge
Dil	ara,eng
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	68
Kütüphane:	Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	IOR/R/15/2/273
Kayıt Numarası	vdc_100000000241.0x000090
Lokasyon	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.
Tarih	27 Feb 1935-26 Feb 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar	The file’s contents concern the establishment of an ammunition and bomb store at the Royal Air Force (RAF) aerodrome at Sharjah. Mention is made of the requirement for a bomb store at the RAF base at Bahrain at the beginning of the file, but it does not constitute a significant part of the file. The principal correspondents in the file are the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent or Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Political Officer at Sharjah (notably Khan Sahib Husain ibn Hasan ‘Amad, as officiating Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent from September 1935 to May 1936, and Captain Roy Douglas Metcalfe, as Political Officer between October 1940 and March 1941), 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. in Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch until April 1937, Captain Tom Hickinbotham from April 1937 until October 1937, Hugh Weightman from October 1937 to October 1940, Reginald George Evelin Alban thereafter), and the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr. The contents of the file cover the following topics: instructions from Air Vice Marshall WGS Mitchell of Air Headquarters in Iraq in February 1935 for the establishment of bomb stores at the RAF bases at Bahrain and Sharjah, to fill gaps in the air route between Basra and Muscat; negotiations with Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr of Sharjah over the construction of a bomb store at the RAF aerodrome at Sharjah; dispute between Shaikh Sultan and British officials over the location of the bomb store, leading to British officials withholding part of the Shaikh’s monthly allowance until the dispute was settled; Shaikh Sultan’s demand for rent on the new bomb store, and the rejection of this 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle), on the basis that the bomb store was being constructed for the purpose of British protection of Sharjah; annual inspection of the Sharjah bomb store by Air Ministry inspectors; concerns in late 1940 over the Sharjah bomb store, including its location, overstocking, bombs not being stored underground, and bombs being stored alongside detonators; construction of a new bomb store at Sharjah in early 1941, underground and at a new location on the RAF base.
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The file is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end. The office notes at the end of the file (folios 62-68) mirror the chronological arrangement. Note that the office notes themselves have been filed in incorrect order.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	Confidential Office: File 7/6

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‘File 7/6 Proposal to construct ammunition dump at Bahrain & Sharjah’

Yazar Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Political Officer at Sharjah

Basım Tarihi 27 Feb 1935-26 Feb 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

Tür Belge

Dil ara,eng

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 68

Kütüphane Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası IOR/R/15/2/273

Kayıt Numarası vdc_100000000241.0x000090

Lokasyon 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.

Tarih 27 Feb 1935-26 Feb 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

Notlar The file’s contents concern the establishment of an ammunition and bomb store at the Royal Air Force (RAF) aerodrome at Sharjah. Mention is made of the requirement for a bomb store at the RAF base at Bahrain at the beginning of the file, but it does not constitute a significant part of the file. The principal correspondents in the file are the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent or Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Political Officer at Sharjah (notably Khan Sahib Husain ibn Hasan ‘Amad, as officiating Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent from September 1935 to May 1936, and Captain Roy Douglas Metcalfe, as Political Officer between October 1940 and March 1941), 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. in Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch until April 1937, Captain Tom Hickinbotham from April 1937 until October 1937, Hugh Weightman from October 1937 to October 1940, Reginald George Evelin Alban thereafter), and the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr. The contents of the file cover the following topics: instructions from Air Vice Marshall WGS Mitchell of Air Headquarters in Iraq in February 1935 for the establishment of bomb stores at the RAF bases at Bahrain and Sharjah, to fill gaps in the air route between Basra and Muscat; negotiations with Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr of Sharjah over the construction of a bomb store at the RAF aerodrome at Sharjah; dispute between Shaikh Sultan and British officials over the location of the bomb store, leading to British officials withholding part of the Shaikh’s monthly allowance until the dispute was settled; Shaikh Sultan’s demand for rent on the new bomb store, and the rejection of this 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle), on the basis that the bomb store was being constructed for the purpose of British protection of Sharjah; annual inspection of the Sharjah bomb store by Air Ministry inspectors; concerns in late 1940 over the Sharjah bomb store, including its location, overstocking, bombs not being stored underground, and bombs being stored alongside detonators; construction of a new bomb store at Sharjah in early 1941, underground and at a new location on the RAF base.

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The file is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end. The office notes at the end of the file (folios 62-68) mirror the chronological arrangement. Note that the office notes themselves have been filed in incorrect order.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) Confidential Office: File 7/6