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'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [211r] (436/460)
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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POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
BAhrain, the 12th June 191^.
To,
The Deputy Political Reoident in the ^eraian "ulf,
Buahire.
The Chief Civil Conni isioner.
BaorhAad.
Memorandun,
With reference to nara^raph 14 chapter TI of
"Manual of Instructions to Officers of t>"e Political Depart
ment" . I her to inform you that at a personal interview 1
had with the Secretary of the Shaikh of Qatar, he told me that
as the pearl market this year had been no had "both t^o
Jhaikh and his subjects had suffered very heavily and in
consequence he enquired whether the Government would oo
prepared to lend the >hai>;h money, should he approach them
with a view to raising a loan of 3 to 5
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
*
I expressed my sympathy with the ;hail r h and his
subjects and informed him that I could not rive him a
def ifiite answer immediately on behalf of the ovom oi.t, \ ut
that I felt sure his request if made, would deceive the sympa
thetic consideration of the Government.
I cannot trace a copy of Foreign Department circular
-o•41574-1 .A. dated 12th December 1907 reirardincr loann and
dont know how they would view the matter,but my ners nal
opinion is that 3haikh of Qatar should be encourarexito r^iao
the loan as it would certainly ?ive us a err eater influence
over him and would certainly later on enable us to sret better
Treaty rights.
Political A^nt, Btohrain.
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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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- Title
- 'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913'
- Pages
- 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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