'File 4/26 II Payments of Rs 940/- on a/c of Dubai civil air agreement.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 4/26 II Payments of Rs 940/- on a/c of Dubai civil air agreement.'
- Date:
- 1945/1948
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains records of payments by the Political Agent, Bahrain to Shaikh Said bin Maktoom [Saʻīd bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm], Ruler of Dubai, under the terms of the Dubai Commercial Air Agreement, 1938. Under the terms of the agreement, the Ruler of Dubai was to receive 940 rupees per month for 'rent of Civil Seaplane Base'. The records cover payments for the period November 1944 - March 1948 inclusive. Payments were made through the Residency Agent, Sharjah, and the Political Officer, Trucial Coast (POTC), Sharjah; original receipts were to be forwarded to the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.The papers include: covering letters for the payments, sent by the office of the Political Agent, Bahrain to the Residency Agent, Sharjah, and the Political Officer, Trucial Coast; letters in Arabic (with English translations) from the Residency Agent, Sharjah, and letters from the Political Officer, Trucial Coast, confirming payment to the Ruler of Dubai; and copies of receipts in Arabic (with English translations) issued by the Ruler of Dubai.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 167; 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 1-166; 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:
- Airfields
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00030f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00030f_en
IOR/R/15/2/1144
IOR/R/15/2/1144