‘File 7/3 Scope and functions of F/Lt. Finch at Sharjah’

Title:

‘File 7/3 Scope and functions of F/Lt. Finch at Sharjah’

Date:

1932/1933

Description:

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].1 file (7 folios)The contents of the file have been arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest at the front of the file to the latest at the end. There is a set of office notes at the end of the file (folio 7) which mirrors the chronological arrangement.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
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Extent:

1 file (7 folios)

Rights:

Public Domain
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00007c_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00007c_en
IOR/R/15/2/269

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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