Yazar
the Royal Air Force
Basım Tarihi
13 Aug 1936-29 Jul 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Tür
Belge
Dil
ara,eng
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı
319
Kütüphane
Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası
IOR/R/15/2/267
Kayıt Numarası
vdc_100000000241.0x000010
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
13 Aug 1936-29 Jul 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar
The volume contains correspondence and other papers related to ongoing negotiations with various Shaikhs on the Arab coast, for the installation of aerodrome facilties for use by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Imperial Airways. The principal correspondents in the file are Captain Tom Hickinbotham,
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.
at Bahrain, 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, and 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 at Sharjah, ‘Abd al-Razzaq.
The volume contains correspondence on the following: negotiations for an aerodrome at Kalba, including British recognition of the Shaikh of Kalba’s independence, and the question of gun salutes in the Shaikh’s honour; arrangements for a survey of the lagoon at Umm al-Qaywayn for its use as a landing site for seaplanes, including negotiations with the Shaikh of Umm al-Qaywayn for permission to conduct the survey, and threats against the Shaikh (removal of travel papers, obstruction of pearling fleet) in response to his non-compliance in survey arrangements; extended aerodrome facilities at Sharjah, including meteorological station, wireless station, and extended accommodation (fold-out architectural plan of the proposals on folio 160); proposals to move the petrol
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
at Ra’s al-Khaymah to a safer mooring; discussions over whether to retain a petrol
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
at Dubai.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The contents of the volume have been arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the volume to the latest at the end. There is a set of office notes at the end of the volume (folios 289-317) which mirrors the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Office: File 7/2 V
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
‘Sharjah. Proposed Additional Accommodation to Rest House’
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/267, f 160
‘Rough Sketch of Position of Petrol Dhow’
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/267, f 210