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'File 10/3 VI Qatar Oil Concession' [220r] (455/481)
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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NOTE.
I left Bahrain on Tuesday the 30th October 1934
at ^.30 p.m. and arrived at Dohah on Wednesday the 31st
October 1934 at 11.30 a.m.
As the Shaikh was sleeping at the time of my arrival
at Doha, I thought that it would be better if I waitea till
the Dhuhr prayers are over. At 2 p.m. I went to the Palace
but the Shaikh was still inside the Haram. His sons, f Ali
Hamad and Hasan were sitting with tneir Fidawis in the eastern
veranda without any carpets or mats. Half an hour later
Shaikh T Abdullah came from the Earam when I salamed him and
conveyed P.AIs Salams ana enquiry about his health. I then
gave him the complimentary letter from P.A. After coffee
was served he took me to the Ghurfah between the Haram and
the Diwan. No one besides his son Hamad was present. 1
conveyed tne message of the Honourable the Political Piesident
to him. The Shaikh said that he was very thankful to the
Honourable the P.R. for his assistance and also for kiadly
enuuiring about his health(leg). He also said that he was
grateful to P.A. for his kind assistance in the matter.
Besides these few words the Shaikh did no^say anything or
ask any question about passes. Before conveying the message
the Shaikh looked to be uneasy^but as soon as I informed him
he put on a smiling face. The Shaikh then went inside the
Haram and left his son Hamad with me.
When his father went away Shaikh Hamad said that
he heard that ftie Shaikh of Sharjah sold one of his Islands
to the British Government and that Yusuf Kanu was sent to Sharjai
it
for this purpose. I told him that I did not hear about nor
a
about the departure of Yaauf Kanu to Sftarjah. He then asked
if the ship of the Oil Company arrived at Bahrain and I told
him that I did not hear anything about it#
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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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- Open Government Licence