‘Accounts’
IOR/R/15/2/1989
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The record is made up of 1 file (28 folios). It was created in Jan 1950-3 Apr 1951. It was written in English. 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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The file comprises papers concerning the finances of the Political Office in Doha, Qatar. The papers chiefly concern the second quarter of 1950, but extend to December 1950 and up until March 1951. Most of the papers were prepared by the Political Officer at Doha, Arthur John Wilton.
The first paper in the file is titled ‘Account current of His Majesty’s Political Officer at Doha, Qatar, for the quarter ended 30th June 1950’, and contains details of local currency held by the office, a list of receipts, subheads and payments, and a certificate of account, signed by Wilton.
Other papers in the file include:
- schedule of payments (for example, clerk’s wages, car hire, candles, typewriter repairs);
- trial balance;
- statements and details of suspense account;
- schedules of registration for British subjects for April, May and June 1950;
- statements for the passport and visa office, with details of fees levied and stamps issued.
At the end of the file is a handwritten balance sheet, dated March 1951 on its cover (ff 29-30).
Monetary values stated in the file are given in Indian rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , annas and pies (Rs), or in English pounds, shillings and pence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (28 folios)
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 30; 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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script
- Type
- Archival file
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- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1989
- Date(s)
- Jan 1950-3 Apr 1951 (CE, Gregorian)
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- AccountsFinancial records
- Places
- DohaQatar
- People & organisations
- Political Agent, DohaPolitical Agency, Qatar
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‘Accounts’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1989, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002d4> [accessed 5 July 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/2/1989
- Title
- ‘Accounts’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:28r, 29r:29v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence
