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'The Seven Independent Arabian States [Yemen, ‘Asir, Hijaz, Najd, Kuwait, Jabal Shammar and al-Jawf]' [315r] (629/680)
The record is made up of 1 file (10 folios). It was created in May 1935. 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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(a)— From
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
to Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim
al Thani, G.I.E. y Ruler of Qatar.
Office of 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.
i in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
No. C/204/35. H .M.S. Bideford at Doha,
After compliments, 5tli June 1935.
His Majesty's Government have been furnished with a copy of the Agreement
signed by you on the 17th May 1935 granting to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company
an oil concession in respect of Qatar territory on the understanding that the
Agreement is subject to the approval of His Majesty's Government.
2. Under instructions from His Majesty's Government 1 now enclose a copy of
an agreement which has been concluded between His Majesty's Government and
the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in London.
3. It is desirable that there should he a clear understanding as to the position
which would arise in certain eventualities in connection with these two agreements,
and I am to inform you that in these circumstances the understanding described
below has been reached with the Company :—
{a) Should any of the terms of the agreement between you and the Company be
inconsistent or in conflict with the terms of the agreement between the
Company and His Majesty's Government signed in London on 5th June
1935 the agreement between you and the Company will to the extent of
any such inconsistency or conflict be subordinate to and be controlled by
the terms of the agreement between the Company and His Majesty's
Government.
(b) If the Company should fail to observe any of the terms of the agreement
between the Company and His Majesty's Government signed in London
on 5th June 1935 or if the alleged failure having been disputed by the
Company the matter has been referred to arbitration under Article 16 of
the Company's agreement with you (which is made applicable to the case
by Article 11 of the agreement between the Company and Plis Majestj^'s
Government) and the Company should not remedy such failure within the
reasonable time which shall be fixed by the arbitrators for so doing then
in these cases, as in the cases mentioned in iVrticle 14 of the Company's
agreement with you, but in no other, the Company agrees that you will
be entitled to terminate the agreement between the Company and yourself,
and that all properties of the Company within the State of Qatar shall
become your property, and that they will hand over to you free of cost
land granted to the Company by you and any lands or buildings which
the Company may have bought and any houses or buildings constructed
by the Company and all other irremovable property of the Company
within the State of Qatar, including the producing wells and borings
which shall be handed over in reasonably good order and repair.
4. You have intimated, after discussion with me, that you understand the
nature of the arrangements as set out above and that you are prepared to agree to
them, and I request that you will be good enough to confirm this in writing.
On receipt of your reply His Majesty's Government will obtain from the
Company formal confirmation of their acceptance of the arrangements in question
and will communicate such confirmation to you.
Usual ending.
(Sd.) T. C. F owle , Lt.-Col.,
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
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This confidential memorandum, printed by the Foreign Office in May 1935 is a report by William John Childs concerning the seven independent Arabian states or autonomous areas. The report contains an introduction that states that the 'purpose of the paper is to give a brief outline each of the seven independent Arabian states', listed on folio 316, 'at the time of the Arab rising against the Turks in June 1916'.
The report is divided into sections covering each state as follows:
- 'The Imamate of Yemen ruled by Imam Yahya [Yaḥyá Muḥammad Ḥamīd al-Dīn]' (folio 316);
- 'The Principate of Asir ruled by the Idrisi [Sayyid Muḥammad bin ‘Alī al-Idrīsi]' (folios 316-317);
- 'The Emirate of Mecca (or the Hejaz) ruled by Husein [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī], Emir and Sherif of Mecca' (folios 317-319);
- 'Emirate of Nejd [Najd] ruled by Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd], Emir of Riyadh' (folios 319-323);
- 'The Sheikhdom of Koweit [Kuwait] ruled by the Sheikh of Koweit [Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ]' (folio 323v);
- 'The Emirate of Jebel Shammar [Jabal Shammar] (or Hail [Ḥā’il]) ruled by the Emir of Hail [Sa‘ūd bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Rashīd]' (folios 323-324)
- 'Jauf-el-Amir [Jawf al-Amīr, under the rule of Nūrī bin Sha‘lān]' (folio 324v).
A footnote on folio 316 records: 'This memorandum was prepared by the late Mr. William John Childs and found among his papers. A few modifications and additions have been made to bring it up to date'.
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- 1 file (10 folios)
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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 315, and terminates at folio 325, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, a re circles, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 4-327; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'The Seven Independent Arabian States [Yemen, ‘Asir, Hijaz, Najd, Kuwait, Jabal Shammar and al-Jawf]'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:315v, 310r, 316v:339v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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