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'File 3/21 Political Officer, Qatar and Political Affairs, Qatar' [9r] (17/94)
The record is made up of 1 file (47 folios). It was created in 25 May 1948-27 Jul 1950. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
POLITICAL
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
BAHRAIN,
Dated 19th March, 1949.
S.0.No.C/R-lOO.
Dear Sir Rupert,
I again took up with Shaikh Abdullah on the
15th March the matter of a house for an Agent of His
Majesty's Government to stay in while working in Qatar.
This was last mentioned in your semi-official letter
No.(132/14/49), dated the 19th February, 1949.^^ b b •
2. I asked the Shaikh whether, if we give him a re
assurance as to the substance of the penultimate para
graph of Sir Percy Cox's letter, he would be satisfied
(it now strikes me that this may have been somewhat
more than you intended in your instructions). He said,
realistically enough, that the slaves referred to therein
.vere all dead and gone, and what he wanted was an assurance
of non-interference in the matter of existing slaves;
he added, without prompting, that he himself was fiercely
opposed to enslavement (which incidentally I believe to
be true as regards the Shaikh personally).
3., Do you think it would be possible to give the
Shaikh a written re-assurance of the substance of Sir
Percy Cox's last paragraph ; framed in such a way as to
guarantee non-interference with existing slaves? If so
I would draft such a letter adding something to the ef
fect that "it is understood that in return for this re
assurance Your Excellency has no objection to the setting
up and if necessary will provide on rent a house for an
Agent of His Majesty's Government in Qatar". The letter
would
His Excellency Sir Rupert Hay, KCIE, CSI,
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
BAHRAIN.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials, primarily in the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. , Bahrain. The correspondence discusses Britain's desire to establish some form of British representation in Qatar, either through the creation of the post of a Assistant 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. based in Qatar or the establishment of a 'rest house' for 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. , Bahrain to use while on official visits to the country. The correspondence discusses the political rationale for such a decision, and the reason behind Qatar's initial opposition to it.
The file contains a letter to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain from Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī that is in Arabic (folio 25).
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- 1 file (47 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 47; 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 2-42; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/2000
- Title
- 'File 3/21 Political Officer, Qatar and Political Affairs, Qatar'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:24v, 26r:46v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence