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'File 6/8 Sharjah Aerodrome Agreement' [14r] (27/166)
The record is made up of 1 file (82 folios). It was created in 1 Jul 1932-20 Oct 1932. It was written in English. 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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busliuiss that he would leave tfeft town am let then do
aa they pleaetd. Whether hie fears are justified 1 do ai
not know hut there is not the snallest doubt that he Is
extremely apprehensive and having regard th the
frequency with which Shaikhs on the Crucial Coast are
nurtlered by thrir relatives 1 think he veuld probably
run sone risk* In any case despite ny assurances it was
impossible to get hln to affix his signature to the
agreement.
8* AM it was essential to avoid delay 1 told hin
that I would refer the matter of the nail eteamer by
telegram to the Government of India and to his majesty's
Govemaent and asked him whether in the meanwhile he
would start colle otlag material * This he assured m he
would do without any delay and. 1 have asked the Heeidenoy
Agent to keep him up to the mark* Purthrr he said we
could, of course, send an engineer down and start the
work as soon as we liked and that lie would be personally
responsible for his safety* dille therefore the
Inhabitants of live
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
cannot be expected to
work with the rapidity ef contractor* in more civilised
places, especially at this time of the year when many
of the boats are away pearling, X hope that by the time
the representative of the Chief Knglneer arrives at
Shargah a good deal of material will have been collected
and that he will be able to make a start* It is
essential, however, that the nhuikh should be provided
with funds and I therefore solicit tele graphic sanction
to the payment to him of ils* 10,000* This money will
be disbursed by the He si deucy Agent who will assure
himself that the Ghalkh actually is Bending out boats,
buying cement, etc*
9. If arrangements can be made for the mall
steamer
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This file contains correspondence on the construction and financing of the Sharjah aerodrome. The file also contains a few papers that mention the sudden death in 1932 of 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. at the time, Sir Hugh Biscoe while en route to Sharjah.
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- 1 file (82 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 83; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-81; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/282
- Title
- 'File 6/8 Sharjah Aerodrome Agreement'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:82v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence