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'F.85 File 82/27-IV Qatar Oil' [151r] (310/422)
The record is made up of 1 volume (207 folios). It was created in 1 May 1934-1 Jul 1934. 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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8< RAIYAN has plenty of water, and the Sheikh's
summer residence has beautiful and well-kept gardens, water
being pumped up by a wind-driven pump. a stretch of
ground about a mile east of RAIYAN on the DOHAH track
(slightly green with grass) was considered fit for landing
on, as far as could be ascertained from the air. The
ground was searched in the immediate vicinity of DOHAH, but
no fi't foi* landing on was noted. Vertical and oblique
photographs were taken of RAIYAN and DOHAH, also the track
connecting them.
9* Course was then set from RAIYAN to KARA'ANA.
On the north-eastern half of this track several water—holes
were observed, but none on the south-western half.
10. At KARA'ANA a good well was seen, with a few
buildings nearby. Immediately south of these the area,
it was considered, would form a good landing ground provided
labout was employed to clear camel-thorn and small bushes.
Another area also considered as a probable landing ground
was observed one mile south-west of KARA 1 ANA.
11. At SAB-SAB, approximately 2 miles south-east
of KARA f ANA, an area of greenery, containing a fairly large
well, was observed to have sunk considerably.
12. From KARA f ANA the course to SAL¥A was over an
arid and rocky area, on which it would be extremely difficult
to execute a successful forced landing. At SALWA, south of
the coast, were scattered groups of trees, beyond which were
extensive mud-flats. These appeared to be suitable to land
on. No ruined fort or deserted buildings, or signs of
occupation, as noted on the sketch map, were seen hereabouts.
13 # Prom SALWA the aeroplanes returned to MUHARRAQ.
14. The reconnaissance lasted 4 hours 20 minutes.
(Sgd) S.P. VINCENT.
Squadron Leader,Commanding,
No.84 (Bomber) Squadron,
Royal Air Force. Shaibah.
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence 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. at Bahrain 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. at Bushire, 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. in London, the Shaikh of Qatar, ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, and the Foreign Office in regard to the southern borders of Qatar, the Qatar oil concession and the relations of the Shaikhdom with ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd), King of Saudi Arabia. There is also correspondence regarding an air reconnaissance of Qatar to be carried out via RAF flying boats, which took place on 9 May 1934, including reports of the reconnaissance (folios 147-154).
Some of the documents in the volume are marked as secret or confidential.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (207 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 196-202). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume; they give brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The main foliation is written in pencil, circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.The numbering begins on the title page, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 207.
There is another foliation sequence, incomplete.
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- IOR/R/15/1/629
- Title
- 'F.85 File 82/27-IV Qatar Oil'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:90v, 91v:118v, 121r:168v, 169v, 172v, 174v, 175v:206v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence