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'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession' [62r] (138/470)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1934-24 Mar 1934. 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.
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this oonnection see my despatch C-17, flated the 18th
January),
is Excellency then went on t o say that this
unsatisfactory situation ^as entirely due to our failure
to instil a of connd^noe^ into the mind of the
Shaikh of H atar. The latter clearly (and the same, said
the Shaikh, applied to every other Shaikh on the Arab
Coast) felt today that we (Hi® Majesty 1 * Government) were
a "broken reed" and not to be railed on. ,Ve talked a great
deal about the importance of treaties where they affected
her own interests, but apparently were not out to remember
our obligations to our friends #10 were in treaty relations
with us, when string persons like Bin iLiaud , who we wanted
to keep in with, exerted pressure on them. The latter had
only to bully and threaten, and his victims despairing of
getting any but verbal backing from us, whom they looked to
for active support, naturally took the line of least re
sistance, and secretly agreed with Bin Liaud to do all he
asked of th©^. This, of course, entirely suited the King's
policy. He did not come out into the open and so had no
occasion to cross swords with His Majesty's Government.
I next enquired from His Excellency how he would
deal with s ^atar el* situation if he himself had the managing
of lt f His reply reply was quick and to the point: "I
should immediately warn Bin ^aud that katar was entirely
Independent of baud! Arabia and under my protection only;
that I considered the boundary to be so and so, between the
two otates, and that being the case, he. Bin baud, should
be careful to see that none of his Bedouin tribes committed
any acts of aggression against k,atar territory". Bin Saud,
said the Shaikh, would perfectly well understand the threat
behind such letter. rt At the same time", added His Excellen
cy, "I would send a copy of my letter to the shaikh of
katar
About this item
- Content
The volume contains correspondence between 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. in Bushire, 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. in Bahrain and the Secretary of State for India, on the Qatar oil concession, on the Southern boundary of Qatar and on the role of Ibn Saud in the negotiation.
The volume includes:
- meeting notes, copies of telegrams and letters on Qatar and Kuwait oil concessions;
- note from 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. in Kuwait to 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 23 Jan 1934 about the Qatar and Hasa Oil concessions and the Kuwait Neutral Zone (ff. 60-63);
- memorandum on the political importance of 'the maintenance of a British position on the Arab littoral of the Gulf' (ff. 71-76) and the need to offer protection to the Sheikh of Qatar in return for an 'undertaking on his part to grant a concession to the Anglo Persian Oil Company (Iraq Petroleum Company);
- correspondence between the British Air Ministry and the 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. about air facilities in Qatar;
- note referring to a conversation that occurred at the end of 1922 between Sir Percy, Ibn Saud and Major Holmes regarding the southern boundaries of Qatar and the political relationship between Qatar and Saudi Arabia (f. 116C);
- memorandum from the meetings occurred on 11-12 Mar 1934 between the Sheikh Abdullah bin Qasim al-Thani and 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. re oil concession (ff. 131-140);
- copies of draft Qatar Oil Concession;
- a sketch of Qatar, ink on fabric (f. 212);
- memorandum on the frontiers of Saudi Arabia (ff. 196-199).
There is an index at the end of the volume ( folios 211-216).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (223 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in this file are arranged in chronological order. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 211-216. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is on top right-hand corner, starting on the first page of writing and finishing on the back cover. The numbering is in pencil, enclosed by a circle and starts with 1, then 115, 116A, 116B, 116C, then carries on until 221, which is the last number given. There is a second pagination on the top right corner, uncircled, starting on folio 22 (numbered 21) to folio 100 (numbered 99) and then from folio 116a (numbered 113) until folio 210 (numbered 207).
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- Title
- 'File 10/3 III Qatar Oil Concession'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:36r, 36r:45v, 46v, 47v:61r, 61r:63r, 63r:74r, 74r:115v, 116ar:116cv, 117r:120v, 121v:154v, 155ar:155bv, 156r:159r, 159r:169v, 181v:183r, 183r:184r, 184r:196r, 196r:198r, 198r:211v, 213r:220v, back-i
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