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‘File 28/35 Denial programme Qatar’ [‎328r] (660/746)

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The record is made up of 1 file (365 folios). It was created in 5 Jun 1935-31 Dec 1943. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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ilLegal, export. Sugar is *.65/- internal Ly and *.450/- a two
cwt bag for export. My guides tried to tell me that some bags
of rice I saw were damaged by sea water and that some bags of
sugar in another shop were coffee bags. They have but little
respect for the Intellect of a Political Officer. The bazaar
was very poorly stocKed with piece-goods and what there were
were very expensive,
8. we returned to the house of Saleh bin Mana and as soon as
the driver could be found we left on our return journey to Zekrit.
As we moved through the town we met Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah
driving to meet us. We stopped and for the benefit of the public
he enquired loudly about tyres. I replied,and then he drew me
further up the street where we conversed in whispers his black*
guards holding up the traffic so that none could overhear us.
1 ^. personal servant got nervous and came forward to where he
could get an uninterrupted view of my companion. H* is a fair
shot. Shaikh Hamad said he wished to know if they could fir- on
smugglers. I said it depended on the circumstance. He said
supposing his people were fired upon while endeavouring to search
a suspected boat at Doha what should he do. I suggested that he
might return the compliment but rmst be careful to see that his
men did not start the shooting. Some one will probably get shot
shortly and it will certainly be an eneny of Shaikh Hamad-s and
probably a Bahraini. Still it will discourage smuggling for a
short time. Shaikh Hamad then told me in the strictest secrecy
the name of a smuggling agent in Bahrain and the name of a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
captain who loaded 150 bags of sugar at Has Ruken and is presumed
to have left for Kuwait.
Shaikh Hamad was frightened and was prepared to lose
his share of the profit on 130 bags of sugar and betray his
friends rather than have more evidence found against him. He
is the principal smuggler and is ably abetted by Salen bin Mana
and Abdullah bin Darwish, in fact I think they have a virtual
monopoly.
/ 9. We left

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Content

The volume contains copies of letters, agreements and other papers relating to the temporary cessation in 1942 of oil operations undertaken by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (PDQ) in Qatar, in response to events in the Second World War, and negotiations over an agreement between the Ruler of Qatar and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain for the cessation of operations, and continued payment of the concession and other costs. The volume’s principal correspondents are the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, superseded by Major Tom Hickinbotham in October 1943); the Manager of PDQ (Ernest Vincent Packer, also in the file as chief correspondent for Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL)); the Ruler of Qatar (Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī).

The volume includes:

While the volume’s correspondence begins in in May and June 1942, an extract of an earlier letter from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , dated 5 June 1935 (f 6) provides the earlier date indicated in this catalogue entry’s date range.

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1 file (365 folios)
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The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the volume (ff 350-368) mirror the chronological arrangement.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 371; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 163-349; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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