TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sultan bin Muhammad al-Qasimi,
AU  - Ali,Ahmed
AU  - Davey,Colyn Roy
ED  - Dr. Sultan Al-Qassimi Center of Gulf Studies. 
TI  - Sharjah Air Station: between East and West 
SN  - 9789948165958
AV  - HE9797.5.U5 S8513 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
PB  - Al Qasimi Publications
KW  - Airports
KW  - United Arab Emirates
KW  - Shāriqah
KW  - History
KW  - Air bases, British
KW  - Air bases, British.
N1  - Includes index; Originally published in Arabic as: Mahatat Ash-shargah Ajjawiyah bain Ash-sharg wal-Alghrab (Al Qasimi Publications, 2009); Landing runway on the Arabian Coast --; Sharjah Air Station agreement --; Sharjah Air Station and its Utilities --; Emergency landing runway in Kalba
N2  - "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
ER  -