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IOR/R/15/2/1144
- Record Id:
- 040-000229465
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00030f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026190368.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1144
- Title:
- File 4/26 II Payments of Rs 940/- on a/c of Dubai civil air agreement.
- Scope & Content:
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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.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000229279
038-000229438
040-000229465 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/963-1823 : Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/1118-1169 : File 4: Finance and Accounts
IOR/R/15/2/1144 : File 4/26 II Payments of Rs 940/- on a/c of Dubai civil air agreement. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0004]/038-000229438[0027]/040-000229465
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (165 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00030f
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- 3 Jan 1945-25 Mar 1948
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- 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 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.
- Former External References:
- English Office files: 4/26 II
- Arrangement:
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The correspondence is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes, folios 161-166. Circled serial numbers in ink (red for incoming, blue/black for outgoing correspondence) refer to entries in the notes.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)