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‘File 7/2 IV R.A.F. Landing Grounds & Anchorages’ [29r] (72/550)
The record is made up of 1 volume (265 folios). It was created in 16 Dec 1935-18 Aug 1936. 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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T.^ITDIMG qroumd ax KALBA.
0®i 12-111 ...arch 1936 one Honourable tne Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
asked. Sliaikh. Sultan bin bac^i* ?
rfiiiler of Sharjall,when he called on board K^M.SFOwey, if he
had received any reply from Shaikh sa'id bin namad of Kalba#
Shaikh Sultan replied that he had recently redeived a reply
from the Shaikh of Kalba in which he refused to allow a land
ing ground at j^alba on the ground that he was afraid to
allow one at i^alba lest others might create trouble for hinu
The P.R. asked the uhaikh of oharjah why the ohaikh of
Kalba was afraid. The Shaikh replied that he vms always on
bad terms with the Sharqiyin and that it was possible that
when there is a landing ground at i^alba they, in order to
put him into trouble, would do some mischief for which he
would be held responsible. j.he Shaikh said that he had tried
his best to induce the ohaikh of j^alba but was not successful
ihe said to the shaikh of Sharjah that as he claimed
Kalba to be under him, could he not make the Shaikh of
Kalba obey his orders# Hie Shaikh of Sharjah replied that
Shaikh Sa r id bin xiamad of Kalba was an old man and that he
respected him like his father and,therefore, did not like
to hurt his feelings, xhe Shaikh added that even if he
intended t o take action against Shaikh Sa r id bin namad of
Kalba, he had to use force which he could not do for want
of men and money and because of the difficulty of finding
his way to Kalba which is surriunded by mountains, which
made access to r^alba very difficult. But that supposing he
could collect force to fight against the Shaikh of Kalba
such force would have to pass through 5/adi al Ghuar, which
is under the onaikh of /^as al xvhaimah. Xhe F » k . said to the
ohaikh €€ Sharjah that supposing he was sent on a sloop,
would /
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The volume’s correspondence and other papers relate to the construction of air facilities along the Arab coast of the Gulf, and as such is a continuation of volumes IOR/R/15/2/263-265. The principal correspondents in the volume are 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle, the 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, Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, and his deputy, Captain Tom Hickinbotham, Husain bin Hasan ‘Amad, in charge of the duties of 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 until May 1936, and his successor as 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, Sayid ‘Abd al-Razzaq.
The volume’s correspondence deals with a number of proposals for facilities (including landing strips, wireless stations, accommodation, petrol stores, beacons), in particular an aerodrome at Kalba, but also extended aerodrome facilities at Sharjah, a renewal of the lease for the petrol storage facility at Ra’s al Khaymah, a seaplane anchorage for Imperial Airways in the lagoon at Umm al-Qaywayn, and a seaplane anchorage at Dubai creek. The correspondence chiefly concerns the negotiations between 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 and the various shaikhs of the region, on permission for the British to install facilities along the coast as part of the improved air route to India. Correspondence also documents arrangements for the survey of potential sites, and the construction of facilities. The proposal for a landing strip at Kalba occupies the largest proportion of the file; a result of the shaikh of Kalba’s initial resistance to the proposal, and questions over the extent of his independence from the authority of the shaikh of Sharjah, and British recognition of this independence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (265 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the volume to the latest at the rear. Some items in the volume are marked with red or blue crayon numbers (for incoming or outgoing items respectively). 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 250-63).
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The following anomalies occur in the main foliation system: 1a-1e, 226A, 226B. Folio 150 is missing, folio 230 is bound out of order. The following folios are fold-outs: 2, 8, 18, 19, 26, 100, 109, 110, 170.
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- Title
- ‘File 7/2 IV R.A.F. Landing Grounds & Anchorages’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1ev, 2r:7v, 8v:25v, 26v:44v, 45v:66v, 67v:76v, 77v:78v, 79v:112v, 113v:149v, 151r:225v, 226ar:226bv, 227r:227v, 230r:230v, 228r:229v, 231r:239v, 240v:267v, back-i
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