Sultan bin Muhammad al-Qasimi,  Ruler of Sharjah,  1939-   <br/><br/>
Sharjah Air Station :  between East and West / 
Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi ; translated from the Arabic by Dr. Ahmed Ali ; edited by Prof. Colyn R. Davey. 
 - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates :  Al Qasimi Publications,  2012. 
 - 100 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates :  black and white illustrations, portraits ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index.  Originally published in Arabic as: Mahatat Ash-shargah Ajjawiyah bain Ash-sharg wal-Alghrab (Al Qasimi Publications, 2009). 
<br/><br/> Landing runway on the Arabian Coast --  Sharjah Air Station agreement --  Sharjah Air Station and its Utilities --  Emergency landing runway in Kalba. 
<br/><br/> "In early 1930, the British Government decided to switch their air route to India from the Persian coast to the Arabian coast. What ensued was a carefully crafted power struggle between the British Government, with all its might at the time, and the rightful rulers of the emirates of the Trucial Coast who refused to grant the requested facilities unless their independence was fully respected. The airport became a reality only after long and difficult negotiations, and the British Government's acceptance to give Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr al-Qassimi, Ruler of Sharjah, official assurances that his independence would not be affected."--Back cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789948165958 9948165950 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> SBF2015-ENG 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Airports--History.--United Arab Emirates--Shāriqah<br/>Air bases, British--History.--United Arab Emirates--Shāriqah<br/>Air bases, British.  
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HE9797.5.U5  / S8513 2012