'File 14/5 III Correspondence regarding postal arrangements at Sharjah and Dubai'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 14/5 III Correspondence regarding postal arrangements at Sharjah and Dubai'
- Date:
- 1945/1948
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence and telegrams regarding the postal service in Dubai. The file includes the 1946-1947 agreements with the contractor for the conveyance of mail at Dubai, Khan Sahib Husain (on folios 35-39 and 65-68), and correspondence regarding the purchase of a second hand car for mail conveyance.The correspondents are: Shaikh Saʻīd bin Maktūm bin Hasher Āl Maktūm, Ruler of Dubai; Khalil bin Ebrahim Kanoo; the External (Foreign) Affairs Department of the Government of India, New Delhi; the Director of Post and Telegraphs, Sind and Baluchistan Circle, at Karachi; the Sub-Postmaster, Dubai; the Residency Agent at Sharjah; the Political Officer in the Trucial Coast; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Political Agent at Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 100; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-19; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Postal services
- Geographic region:
- Dubai
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00009b_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00009b_en
IOR/R/15/2/1420
IOR/R/15/2/1420