File No. 13/3-ii. SHARJAH AIR AGREEMENT (Aerodrome Facilities at Sharjah).
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The file comprises a signed copy of the Sharjah Civil Air Agreement with accompanying air navigation regulations, and an exchange of letters between the Shaikh of Sharjah (Shaikh Saqr bin Sulṭān Āl Qasimī) and the Political Officer on the Trucial Coast (Arthur John Wilton). Also included in th...
The file comprises correspondence relating to affairs on the Trucial Coast in 1951, chiefly the assassination of the Ruler of Kalba, Hamad bin Sa’id [Ḥamad bin Sa’id Āl Qāsimī] by Saqr bin Sultan bin Salim [Ṣaqr bin Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī], son of the former ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah, Sheikh ...
The file comprises a letter to the Political Agent at Bahrain outlining steps that could be taken to improve the cleanliness and sanitation of Muharraq and Manama, including employing street cleaners, naming streets and numbering the houses, improving the quality of street lights, and developing...
The file discusses the question of jurisdiction in Bahrain over Nejdis [Najdis], Hasawis and other subjects of Arab rulers, which had been under discussion by the British Government prior to the commencement of the First World War to which a decision had not yet been reached. Included are note...
The file comprises letters of notification and congratulation, in Arabic and English, to individuals being conferred awards and honours by the British Government. The majority of the correspondence relates to the conference of the titles Khan Sahib or Rai Sahib on a number of prominent Bahraini'...
The file comprises correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Director of Education in Baghdad regarding the need for a primary school head teacher in Bahrain and enquiring as to the process of recruiting someone suitable. The file also includes an Iraq Department of Educatio...
The file discusses the decision by Shaikh Isa [ʻIsá ibn ʻAlī Āl Khalīfah] in April 1916 to raise the customs duty on the transhipment of goods through Bahrain, as wartime conditions had resulted in a difficult financial situation for Bahrain. This decision was prompted by a drop in the num...
The volume comprises correspondence regarding the construction and operation of the Victoria Memorial Hospital in Bahrain. Included in the volume is correspondence related to the initial proposal from a group of merchants in Bahrain in 1901 to donate money to a subscription scheme to raise fun...
'In re estate of the deceased Sa'd bin Abdulla Musabahi'
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The file comprises correspondence relating to claims on the estate of Sa'd bin Abdulla Musabahi (also given as Saad bin Abdullah Musabhi) [Sa‘d bin ‘Abdullāh Musabaḥī] who died in June 1911. The claims are from individuals, merchants and companies who the deceased had business dealings with, ...
'Correspondence with Accountant General Central Revenues'
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The file comprises resolutions, circulars, office memorandum and correspondence issued by the following Government of India Departments: the Accountant-General, Central Revenues; the Finance Department; and the Home Department. The papers relate to rules regarding pay, leave, pensions, early re...
