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'File No 13/3-I OF 1951. SHARJAH AIR AGREEMENT (Aerodrome facilities at Sharjah).' [85r] (169/288)
The record is made up of 1 file (144 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1950-24 Nov 1951. 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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ANNEX TO AIR NAVIGATION REGULATIONS
CONDITIONS LAID DOWN WITH THE APPROVAL OF HIS
EXCELLENCY THE SHAIKH OF SHARJAH GOVERNING
THE USE OF THE AERODROME OR AERODROMES
AT SHARJAH.
1. Liability is not accepted by His Excellency the Shaikh of Sharjah
or by His Majesty f s Government in the United Kingdom, their servants
or agents, for loss or damage by accident, fire, flood, tempest,
explosion or any other cause, to aircraft, or for the loss or damage
from whatever cause to goods, materials or other articles, or for the
loss or injury from whatever cause arising to passengers or other
persons (including pilots, engineers or other personnel) of aircraft
landing at, departing from or accommodated in or at any aerodrome or
aerodromes in the territories of His Excellency the Shaikh, or flying
over such territories even if such loss, damage or injury is caused
by negligence.
2. There shall be payable for the use of the aerodrome or aerodromes
refer.ed to in paragraph 1 , and for ancillary facilities and for
other services rovided for aircraft and personnel using the aerodrome
or aerodromes, such fees and other charges as shall be published by
His Majesty’s Goverrunent at the aerodrome or aerodromes. Such fees
and charges shall be paid by the person requesting the use of the
aerodrome or of the facility concerned or requesting service, on
demand.
3. Supplies of fuel and lubricating oils for aircraft at the
aerodrome or aerodromes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be obtained
only from the agents appointed to manage the aerodrome or aerodromes
and shall be paid for at the current rates, particulars of which shall
be posted at the aerodrome or aerodromes.
4. Any other service which may be required for which no fee or
charge is published as aforesaid will be a matter for direct
arrangement between whoever requires the service and the aerodrome
authorities
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The file comprises correspondence between 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. , 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, the Political Officer on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and the Foreign Office, regarding a new civil air agreement for Sharjah, which was signed on 15 November 1951.
The file covers the negotiations for the agreement with Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr al Qasimi [Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī], until his death in March 1951, and the conclusion of negotiations - focusing primarily on increased pay for the airfield guards and rent for an extension to the airfield - with the new ruler Shaikh Saqr bin Sultan [Saqr bin Sulṭān Āl Qasimī] from March 1951 onwards.
The file contains draft copies of the agreement and associated documents in English and Arabic, along with the final signed copy at folios 122-143.
Also included in the file are details of new landing and housing fees introduced at Bahrain and Sharjah in 1951, and a request from the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Ethiopian Air Lines to use Sharjah airport as a technical stop on flights from Addis Ababa to Karachi and Dhahran.
A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 2-5.
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- 1 file (144 folios)
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 144; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 6-115; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File No 13/3-I OF 1951. SHARJAH AIR AGREEMENT (Aerodrome facilities at Sharjah).'
- Pages
- 15r:36v, 40r:51v, 117r:119v, 122r:143v, 74r:85v
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