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'File 0436 Sharjah Air Agreement' [53r] (105/110)
The record is made up of 1 file (53 folios). It was created in 12 Feb 1948-28 Jan 1950. 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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Confidential i
S.d. .©• 119^04:'6
British ^tenry*
Sharjah*
.Tannary 1950#
Dear ielly#
letter to.C/TC»8 rogarding Sharjah
Civil 4 ir .igreement#
2* X hare r*-ot>e ed negotiations t hut Shuikli
; uhai^.ad bin S* qr has informed me that his brother v*ill
not allow \ iis to accept te^mB leap favourable than thoee
which he demanded in )iin letter of 9th February 1949 to
the j oiiticul offic^tr# Trucial Coast» ’^hich* aa X have
your file at present^ X eet out below for your inforaatiou*
2 Head Guards at ? *60 plus Pr.40 allowartcee s V .100
?>6 Guai de at R?*40 piue 40 * ” u i ,80
Kent of Kest House P> # 1000
4* He said that ti t guards vert- l^cught from the
Butimdi and tnat he was responsible for feeding, clothing
and repairiatin* thew* vhere nece«sary p and that tills proved
expensive* it w&8 f he added, hie misfortune that during
the war. prices had risen t'-nd that he waa therefore the Iceer
over t c former rate of l * £>6 for head guards -net P.35 for
guards. This* iris fortune he was ready to accept, but wished
tc guard against v* recurrence* Kc eaid he was actually
: Q * V.. .n t'iit gtidi *g • -d B ! |g gg :'us
(v ich Ifoible), and considered that the new r .te*b for
which hi h brother whs asking were scone ale. but net acre
than sconciuic* also expreoced the fetir that these guards
would depart him for the oil companies unless he made it
worth their v lit to stay*
l, Tbe jhaikh ie trying tc strike a bard bargain#
of coirse. but I can see soire force in hie argument abcut
t a guar as* oince bir Hupert , s despatch Bo. 14 (biy8/49 oV
1st !4srch 1949 to the ^7ecretary of ( t toJ§ ve have raised the
r -te for Agene\ guards to > *60 plus erothing and ratiortt on
tour. Th Petroleum Dcvelopmnt (Trueial Co st) Li rited.
nov -ay 1 * £-6 per day fo ^ guards, with free food, which must
bring ths actual cost to the Company per to corethi;*^ of
the o dor of R?* 100 per month, or 5 * 20 per .»ntL obove tae
rate for which the bhaikh is aov asking* his first fanta tic
dcrnimds having been reduced to this figure after much hard
bargaining on c>f?on*B pai t last year* I m t e* t that, x
■ii(ht be allowed to go up to a Unit ox i* 100 for head guards
and ^ * 80 for guards &» being, ir fact, below the oil eo« nar.y
rate to which we are authorized to go \\ foreign Office
telcprur Kc * 240 c" Oth H r ty 1949 t© the , olltical evident*
6. I have resisted any attcirnit at claiming m
increased rental for the reet house on t): grounds that the
1937 extent!on tc it enhanced its value* Bo deduction \ ere
made from payments in respect of such ad itiers, ana the
dc and for * 1000 rental there ore ruet relate to t.id original
portion of t e reot house which was built for P *70.229 loaned
b> If*i].G* rental of \ .1000 represents a return of ever
16^ on the capital, which ie we th n generous* I si.culd
f*el ryself to be flrirer ground ir wo^kln^ to restrict this
oily, -squire. 0*B*A*.
xolitical .qpent.
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The file contains correspondence relating to a renewal of the Sharjah Air Agreement between the British government and the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr [Sulṭān II bin Saqr Āl Qasimī]. The correspondence is between the Political Officer for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. at Sharjah, Gordon Noel Jackson (later, Patrick Desmond Stobart), 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, Cornelius James Pelly, the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire, Shaikh Sulṭān bin Saqr Āl Qasimī, and his brother, Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr.
The correspondence covers the discussion over the particulars of the agreement, including rent payments, landing fees, guard salaries, and the Shaikh's personal subsidy. There is also correspondence relating to the arrangements for Shaikh Muhammad bin Saqr to sign the final agreement in the absence of Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, who was in Bombay recovering from sickness.
Folios 10-12 and 25-30 are drafts of the agreement.
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- 1 file (53 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 55; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-54 and ff 2-9 respectively; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'File 0436 Sharjah Air Agreement'
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- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 18r:19v, 21r:33v, 37r:39v, 42r:42v, 44r:44v, 47r:49v, 51r:54v, back-i, back
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