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‘File 7/2 III Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ [94r] (204/522)
The record is made up of 1 volume (251 folios). It was created in 24 Mar 1935-19 Dec 1935. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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. .
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into a frenzy of temper and Khan kahlb Salyid
Abdul Razz.aci informs m that he also said
do at least call on His -ta, jesty 1 s '-hips
even if I do keep them waiting. I am not iiice
c . qj£0 other on the Coast preferring ^
I oresume to Bas al feaiaah) whom you do not
threaten even though they refuse to call on
His Majesty's Ships 11 .
(h). After the %aikh f s party had gone ashore
accompanied by Husain the latter informs m that
the'Shaikh* s uncle, Khalifah, offered him advice
in Majlis using the following words:- ^lou
should not have spoken to the r olitical Agent
in that disrespectful way. Now you will have
to make tvo apologies. Xou had better ao it
now whilst you can. It is only one wore anc
the British aren't urJcind. As soon as you
apologise they will be friendly and nice and
helpful to you again and it is to your advantage
to be friendly".
3.
I sent Husain ashore with the &haikh with orders to
return anc report in the evening. This he old bringing me a
verbal aessage from the Shaikh that he was prepared to permit
the construction of the petrol store and beacon but on no account
would he apologise or core on board any of His Majesty's Ships.
I gathered from Husain that the Shaikh aware of the consequences
of open obstruction to the building of a petrol store and beacon
at Abu Dhabi had nevertheless taken umbrage at the honourable
^ . . . . t Mn• r 1 M qq dated the 5th ^une 1935
Cytiie
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.
's letter »o:G/iaJ
^ determined to resist the construction passively namely,
Intenance of an offensive and Insulting attitude towards
I I His Majesty's Ships which .ould make dealings with him so
degrading to British prestige as to be Impossible. I had no
option but to interpret this attitude of the Shaikh as obstruct-
ive to the prime object, namely, the construction of a petrol
I store and signalled to the honourable 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.
t * «« 4n hpck with a verbal to ssage to the
accordingly* 1 sent husain t>ac>x
. tj e f -r- would proceed to sea after
! Shaikh reminding him tnat d.k.S Fov.ej vrauxa
10.SO hours the next day, 10th June 1935.
4. I recalled Husain at 11.00 hours on the 10th -W 19S5
/and
and was
by m
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- Content
The volume is a continuation of correspondence from ‘File 7/2 II Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ (IOR/R/15/2/264), its contents relating to ongoing negotiations between Arab rulers and the British Government, Royal Air Force, and Imperial Airways, on the installation and maintenance of air facilities along the Arab coast, between Qatar and Ra’s al-Khaymah. The principal correspondents in the file are Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, 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, and Captain A Cole, Officiating 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 main issues raised in the volume are:
1. Disagreements between British officials and Shaikh Shakbut bin Sultan of Abu Dhabi, over the installation of a petrol store at Abu Dhabi, not officially mentioned in the agreement signed between the two parties on 13 February 1935, and only verbally agreed upon. In a letter addressed to the Shaikh, dated 5 June 1935, Fowle threatened action against Abu Dhabi’s pearling fleet, should he continue to raise objections to the expansion of air facilities in his domains (folios 64-66). Fowle’s letter led to an angry exchange between Shaikh Shakbut and British officials aboard HMS Fowey (reported in a letter from Cole to Fowle, folios 93-97), which in turn led to protracted mediations prior to Shaikh Shakbut issuing a formal apology over his outburst (folios 122-23).
2. Proposals for a seaplane anchorage at Umm al-Qaywayn (folios 138-40a), including a visit to the Arab coast by Mr B Cross, Manager of the Near East Area for Imperial Airways Limited, in order to ascertain the best site for such a facility (folios 185-87).
The volume also contains a number of revised schedules of air facilities required along the Arab coast of the Gulf, listing facilities by both location and by RAF or civil aviation function (folios 68-72, 173-75a, 196-200).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (251 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s correspondence is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the volume to the latest at the end. Some items in the volume are marked with red or blue crayon numbers (for incoming or outgoing items respectively), and are prefixed by the letters S.No [Serial number]. This numbering system constitutes part of the original filing arrangement, and is referred to in the office notes at the end of the file (folios 230-44).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An earlier foliation system, which uses uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of rectos, runs through the volume. The following anomalies occur in the main foliation system: 1a-1e, 79a, 140a, 167a, 195a, 241a. The following folios are fold-outs: 7, 11, 13, 20, 64, 76.
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- Title
- ‘File 7/2 III Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1ev, 2r:19v, 21r:50v, 55v, 57v, 60r:79v, 79ar:79av, 80r:140v, 140ar:140av, 141r:166v, 167ar:167av, 169r:175v, 175ar:175av, 176r:202v, 204r:217v, 218v:241v, 241ar:241av, 242r:248v, back-i
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