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‘File 7/2 III Landing grounds and seaplane anchorages’ [165r] (348/522)
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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to Sliaikh Sa 1 id.
4. I said that Shsikh Sa» id would probably expect
some remuneration and said that this was a small Aatter
and not a question of a big thing but thought that
Government agree to pay a fixed yearly sum of
perhaps two or three hundred
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. I emphasised
that this was my personal opinion and could not say
whether Government would pay or not and that any
arrangement which he may make would have to be subject
to the approval of Government.
5. I asked him when he would be likely to speak
to Shaikh Sa'id about this and he said that he do so
after the diving had been over and accounts had been
settled up. I asked him if he would be able to do it
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before Ramadan and he said he thought that he could.
He said that he would either go to Kalba or ask Shaikh
Sa f id to come to Sharjah.
6. I then added confidentially that 1 understood
that Shaikh Ba* id bin Hamad had no son and was an old
man and that if any successful arrangement was made
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through him for such a matter as a landing ground it
would naturally support any claim that he might lave to
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suzerainty over Kalba,
7. Shaikh Sultan's brother, Shaikh Muhammad, was
present at this interview.
8. Shaikh sultan mentioned the activities of the
people of Fujairah which had been, he said, under
Sharjah and the people admitted this but they had
encroached by means of purchasing land until only one
tower was left to Sharjah and they now claim this tower
as theirs. 1 did not wish to get involved in this
matter /
About this item
- 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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