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'File 38/3 II P. C. L. Qatar Concession' [107r] (213/336)
The record is made up of 1 file (166 folios). It was created in 21 May 1947-7 Oct 1949. 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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When this was seen the conversations were broken off and he four men
rushed at the
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
shouting threats and hustling them from the site.
In so doing the Indian Foreman was roughly hustled by a rather
fierce looking guard who had a rifle. I immediately told Mr. Copty to tell
Hassan Sahair that if any violence were done to a foreigner under the
protection of the Company there would be a serious reaction.
This appeared to have an immediate and steadying effect on them. They
all went quiet and rather sheepish. Whatever was said,the guard himself looked
scared and tfcied to edge away. I demanded the name of the guard and this was
withheld.
We then had another discussion and we were requested to undo the work
that had been done and withdraw. To this demand I gave a categoric refusal.
The man called Ameer therefore gave some instruction and a man ran to
each of the four guy ropes to undo them. They started to sever them with
knives but Hassan Sahair stopped them and they then simply loosed the knots.
I then requested my party excluding Qataris to retie the guys and this
was done. Me. McQuaid and Mr. Copty assisting the Indians.
No action was taken by the Waqrahi but immediately the work was finished
and the guys were left unattended they were again untied.
I then decided that there had been resistance to operation and
aggression sufficient to make work impossible and gave instructions to abandon
the work.
Mr. Copty gathered from the many conversations going on that the people
active were not very happy but that their fear of Sheikh Saud was very great.
At about this point the two guards from Umm Said who had been left
there since the previous day approached Mr. Copty and prayed that they be
brought by us to Umm Said as they were very much afraid. To this I agreed.
I called Hassan Sahair and told him that I was leaving some stores on
the site and depended upon the honour of the Sheikh of Waqrah that these
would not be stolen. He and his colleagues seemed much dismayed at this and
implored that we take all. I refused and ordered that the cement (12 cwts.)
be left. They kept on asking and practically pleading that we come and speak
with the Sheikh. My answer was as before.
We were then informed that Sheikh Saud had given instructions that
this evening all the structure would be completely removed. It was also
stated however that the Waqrahi were very honest people and all the materials
would be held in safe custody except the cement.
We waited while the working party loaded up and then proceeded to
Umm Said arriving there at 1330 hrs.
J. HEWITT
Area Civil Engineer
Umm Said
24th July 1949.
cpd/ACM
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the work of Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, a subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited, in Qatar. The correspondence is principally 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. in Bahrain, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bahrain [ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ], representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited (at their offices in Bahrain and the United Kingdom) and Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, the Foreign Office, 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. , the Government of India, the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Staff Liaison Officer (RAF) in Bahrain, and the ruler of Qatar, Abdulla bin Qasim al Thani [‘Abdullāh bin Qāsim Āl Thānī].
The papers contained in the file cover the following matters:
- use of certain radio frequencies by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited;
- jurisdiction of the Shaikh of Qatar over non-Qatari and non-British subjects in his country;
- employment of foreign nationals, including Iranian drivers and mechanics, Palestinian welders and other technicians, and Hungarians and Romanians;
- employment of the Lebanese firm Contracting and Trading Company to recruit skilled labour;
- use of the telegraphic address PETROQAT QATAR by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited;
- the provision of meat for workers in the field;
- the extent of the Qatar concession, specifically if it covers its waters and islands;
- interference in the erection of navigational buoys by Su'aad bin Abdur Rehman Al-Thani, Shaikh of Wakrah;
- advance payment of concession royalties to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh of Qatar;
- the Shaikh of Bahrain's claims on Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. .
Folios 155-66 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (166 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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 ff 2-152; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 38/3 II P. C. L. Qatar Concession'
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- 106r:107v
- Author
- Hewitt, J
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