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'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [157r] (328/460)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 19 Jun 1913-30 Jan 1920. 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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♦ No .14y/l6^1
To ,
Political Assistant,
B A H R :
Memorandum
Reference at ached
Statement No .T A H P dated 24th
226 ~
Comptroljer India Treasuries.
Please see this Of3
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T * jo Sup; ly Bills for Es .10 ,000/- a were
Sept.l5ol962 B«- Bin Saud has
asked for loan. I am referring
to Goverrmient: meanwhile please
ar ange to send him through his
agent or by other reliable
means, Es,l0,000/- now and
Bs ,l0 ,000/- one month hence
unless you hear to contrary* ,
am sending Supply Bill*
(signed) Cox.
_ _
Chief Political Office
Busrah ,10th .February 1916
To
Political Assistant,
BAHREIN
Memorand um
Reference attached copy of an objection
Statement No .TAH P dated 24 th .January 1916 from the
Comptroller India Treasuries.
Please see this Office telegram of September 15:
T*o Sup ly Bills for Es .10 ,000/- a were sent to you on 14.9. lb. and
Sept.l5ol962 B«- Bin Saud has
asked for loan. I am referring
to Government: meanwhile please
ar.ange to send him through his
agent or by other reliable
means, Bs ,l0,000/- now and
fiS'10,000/- one month hence
unless you hear to contrary* >
am sending Supply Bill•
(signed) Cox.
2.10.15.in settlement of
Bs.20 ,000/- to be paid by you
to Bin Saud. Plaase state on
what account the sum of
Bs.5000/-now objected to was
expended.
I.C.S.
Assistant Political Assistan H
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bahrain, Bushire, and the Foreign Department of the Government of India and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, as well as reports by Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo.
These correspondence and reports concern Britain's relations with the Āl Thānī family in the context of the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 and the nature of a possible treaty with Qatar; reports by Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo concerning the death of Shaikh Jāsim in 1913 and the succession of his son, Shaikh ‘Abd Allāh (folios 22-33); the withdrawal of the Turkish garrison from al-Bida‘ (Doha) in 1915 (folios 71-99); and the progress of the First World War and the Tangistan affair (folio 90).
The latter part of the file concerns the state of the pearling industry in Qatar; the case of a pearl thief in 1915, involving the Shaikhs of Qatar, Bahrain and Sharjah; and relations between Qatar and Bahrain as told by Ṣāliḥ al-Māni‘ (folios 213-217). In addition, there are details concerning the conclusion of the Anglo-Qatar Treaty on 3 November 1916 (folios 201-208).
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- 1 volume (223 folios)
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This file is arranged in approximately chronological order.
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Foliation: This file has two foliation numbers in the front top right hand corner of each folio. The primary number is enclosed by a circle and begins on the first page. The secondary number is not enclosed by a circle, appears on the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and the top left hand corner of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the page, and begins on the first page of text.
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- 'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1dv, i-r:i-v, 1er:1ev, 2r:21v, 34r:36v, 38r:38v, 40r:42v, 44r:61r, 62r:81v, 82v:86r, 87r:110r, 111r:113r, 114r, 115r:120v, 123v:130r, 131r:142v, 143v:145v, 146v:154v, 156r:171v, 172v:176v, 177v:178v, 180r:189v, 191r:194r, 195r, 196r:199r, 200r:222v, back-i
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