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'File 0436/51 Sharjah Air Agreement' [58r] (115/200)
The record is made up of 1 file (98 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1951-9 Dec 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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re st jtively to the entry and departure of persons and the importation
and exportation of goods by air.
(ii) If it appears to any authorised person that any person
or freight has been or is likely to be embarked on or disembarked from
any aircraft in Sharjah in contravention of Article 1 of these
Regulations or of any other laws or regulations in force in Sharjah
relating to the entry or departure of persons or the importation or
exportation of goods, the authorised person may give such orders and
take such steps as he may consider necessary to prevent the contravention
or further contravention of the laws or regulations concerned and in
particular to secure that any person or freight unlawfully embarked in
Sharjah shall be disembarked again and that any aircraft from which any
person or freight has been or is likely to be unlawfully disembarked,
or any other aircraft belonging to the same operator, shall remove
such person or freight from the territories of Sharjah again.
11. All aircraft and the persons on board shall conform with
such orders under Article 12 (ii) or otherwise as may lawfully be
given by any authorised person.
12. Any authorised person shall have the right of access at all
reasonable times to any aircraft for the purpose of exercising his
powers and carrying cut his duties under these Regulations. t
13. (i) If any aircraft fails to comply with these Regulations or
if any act is committed in, or in respect of, the aircraft in
contravention of these Regulations, the pilot and the operator of the
aircraft shall be deemed to have contravened these Regulations.
(ii) Any person who obstructs or impedes any authorised
person in the exercise of his powers or duties under these Regulations
shall be deemed to have contravened these Regulations.
(iii) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with
these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence, and, without prejudice
to any other or higher penalty which may be imposed in respect of the
same act of omission under any other law or regulation, shall be
liable, on conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six
months or to a fine or to both such imprisonment and fine.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the renewal of the Sharjah Air Agreement, including drafts and a copy of the final agreement, signed on 15 November 1951. The correspondence is principally between the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Sharjah, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, 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 Bahrain, the Foreign Office, and the ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Muḥammad bin Saqr Āl Qasimī (later, Shaikh Saqr bin Sulṭān).
The papers cover matters negotiated as part of the agreement, such as an extension of the airfield, rent payments, guard salaries, and a gift of rifles, ammunition, and a free telegram service for the Shaikh.
Also contained within the file is correspondence (folios 32-33) relating to International Aeradio's desire to paint their company name on the entrance to the airfield.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (98 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in reverse chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 100; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/4/7
- Title
- 'File 0436/51 Sharjah Air Agreement'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:26v, 29r:32v, 34r:84v, 86r:86v, 89r:99v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence