Author
the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative
Publication Date
24 Nov 1932-13 Jun 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
7
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/269
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x00007c
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
24 Nov 1932-13 Jun 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Correspondence in the file relates to the appointment of Flight Lieutenant Finch of the Royal Air Force to Sharjah, to assist in the construction of the rest house at the Sharjah aerodrome. Fluent in Arabic, Finch was warned 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) not to involve himself in domestic politics (folio 1B), and by Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr of Sharjah to not travel into the interior (folios 3, 4). Office notes at the rear of the file suggest that the warning from Shaikh Sultan came after Finch had taken a truck into the interior. A note from Finch, dated 30 May 1933 states that illness has forced four men (presumably including himself) back to Basrah [Basra].
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The contents of the file have been arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest at the front of the file to the latest at the end. There is a set of office notes at the end of the file (folio 7) which mirrors the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Office: File 7/3
