Author
an agent.
at Sharjah
Publication Date
16 Jan 1951-9 Dec 1951 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
98
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/4/7
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x000391
Library Location
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.
Date
16 Jan 1951-9 Dec 1951 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence relating to the renewal of the Sharjah Air Agreement, including drafts and a copy of the final agreement, signed on 15 November 1951. The correspondence is principally between the British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Sharjah, the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Bahrain, the Political
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
at Bahrain, the Foreign Office, and the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Muḥammad bin Saqr Āl Qasimī (later, Shaikh Saqr bin Sulṭān).
The papers cover matters negotiated as part of the agreement, such as an extension of the airfield, rent payments, guard salaries, and a gift of rifles, ammunition, and a free telegram service for the Shaikh.
Also contained within the file is correspondence (folios 32-33) relating to International Aeradio's desire to paint their company name on the entrance to the airfield.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged in reverse chronological order.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
File 0436/51
