‘File 7/3 Scope and functions of F/Lt. Finch at Sharjah’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘File 7/3 Scope and functions of F/Lt. Finch at Sharjah’
- Date:
- 1932/1933
- Description:
- Abstract: Correspondence in the file relates to the appointment of Flight Lieutenant Finch of the Royal Air Force to Sharjah, to assist in the construction of the rest house at the Sharjah aerodrome. Fluent in Arabic, Finch was warned by the Political Resident (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven Fowle) not to involve himself in domestic politics (folio 1B), and by Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr of Sharjah to not travel into the interior (folios 3, 4). Office notes at the rear of the file suggest that the warning from Shaikh Sultan came after Finch had taken a truck into the interior. A note from Finch, dated 30 May 1933 states that illness has forced four men (presumably including himself) back to Basrah [Basra].Physical description: Foliation: The file is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Imperial Airways
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00007c_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00007c_en
IOR/R/15/2/269
IOR/R/15/2/269