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'File 10/3 VI Qatar Oil Concession' [50r] (111/481)
The record is made up of 1 volume (234 folios). It was created in 25 Jul 1934-14 Jan 1935. 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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Information which I obtainea secretly from the ^people
who ace reliable ana have knowleage .about Liip'rali.
On the 22nci Rabi f ath-Thani 1353 eauisalent to the 4rth
August 1934 I left Buraimi for Lhafrah. On 29th Rabi ath-Thani
1353 ecjuiaralent to the 11th august 1934 i reachea the Dhfrah
side and after giving the presents to the chiefs of tnose parts
made secret enquiries. I spent four days with the Manasir
tribesmen on the southern side of Lhafrah. On 5th Jamad al
Auwal 1353^quivalent to the 26th august 1934 I reachea Khannur
which is on the western side of ^hairah
''and stayed with the tribesmen of Bani -^as. After making proper
enquiries I returned to Buraimi on the 15th ifamaa al Auwal 1353
equivaelent to the 26th August 1934 where 1 stayed for one drj
ana then returned to Sharjah^on the 26th Jamaa al ^uwal 1353
equivalent to the 6th Sepctmber 1934.
(1) What are the tribes ana sub-sections ana the names of
their Shaikhs which paid fcakah to ^ing iiin Sa f ud or
the iimir of Hasa, 'Abdullah bin Malawi.
(2) What are the years in which they paia Zakat and wnen dia
they first pay Zakah.
(3) //hat is the number of the camels and sheep for which
each tribe or sub-section paid zakah and what did they
pay on each camel or sheep.
(4) At what place and to whom wag the Zakah paid.
(6) The amount of influence which King -^in oa'ud has at
that desert.
(6)
^ for the pr^ioa
what happened about the payment of the zakah/oetween
the death oi ^aid bin ^halifah and the present time.
(1) The tribesmen who paid Zakah to the Amir of uasa ace
the(Manasir ana fiani Yas.
1
(2) They paia ^akah for a period.of nine years. The Zakah
was first paid at the beginning of the rule of Shaikh
Sultan bin Zaia over Abu ^habi in t^e year 1344^
(3) The Muzakki camps witn the tribes and becomes their
guest. They(muzakkis) are Muhammad bin i*lansur, Satid^.
the servant of T Abdullah bin Jalawi^ and Muhammad as-
Sahali#
He took one dollar on every camel. They had no sheep.
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- Content
The volume mainly contains correspondence, telegrams and memoranda exchanged between 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. 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. and with the Foreign Office, the Secretary of State for India, the Sheikh of Qatar and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) on the boundaries of Qatar and the Qatar Oil Concession.
The volume includes:
- correspondence between APOC 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. on the Qatar Oil Concession, mentioning the opportunity to build a refinery in Qatar;
- information about Bahrain [Buraini)] and its surroundings, with list of tribes which paid Zakah to Ibn Saud in 1922 and the Amir of Hasa in 1926, which includes number of men, camels and sheep for each tribe (ff. 45-56);
- 'Historical Memorandum of the relations of the Wahabi Amirs and Ibn Saud with Eastern Arabia and the British Government, 1800-1934' , published by 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. on 26 September 1934, containing a printed map 'APPENDIX C. MAP SHOWING THE EXTENT OF WAHABI AND OF MUSCAT POWER, 1865 ' (ff. 61-91A);
- draft of Qatar Oil Agreement attached to 14 January 1935 letter from A.P.O.C. to 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. .
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 216-228).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (234 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume, (folios 216-228). 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 in pencil on the top right corner, encircled. The numbering starts on the first page of writing, then 90, 91A, 91B, 92; and then carries on until 233, which is the last number given on the back cover. There is a second foliation, in pencil on the top right corner, starting on folio 27 (numbered 17); and ending on folio 214 (numbered 201).
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/415
- Title
- 'File 10/3 VI Qatar Oil Concession'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:5v, 6v:7v, 9r:13r, 14r:20v, 24v:32r, 33r, 34r:87v, 89r:90v, 91ar:91bv, 92r:92v, 93v:118v, 120v:129v, 131v:138v, 140v, 151r:159v, 161v:164v, 166v:172v, 174v:186v, 188v:203v, 204v, 215r:217v, 218ar:218bv, 219r:232v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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