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Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’ [77r] (153/345)
The record is made up of 1 file (171 folios). It was created in 30 May 1932-16 Jul 1934. 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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this concession the very special political conditions of
Qatar. As you knovj, it is practically unexplored hy
Europeans; its hinterland is unadministered t its people
are bacirA'ard, scattered, and unfaiailiar with the elements
of ordinary western civilization; danger of serious
political trouble, responsibility for dealing with which
would fall bach on His Majesty 1 s Government, in connection
with the Company’s activities in so far as these might
either cause misunderstanding on the part of the local
inhabitants or in any way affect religious or similar
institutions or buildings, cannot be overlooked, and a
further complication arises from the fact that the
boundaries of the State of Qatar are undelimited. His
Majesty’s Government regard it as most important in these
circumstances that there should be a clear understanding
with the Company (which would, of course, extend to any
assignee, transferee, or subsidiary company working the
concession) that they will undertake to pay due deference
at all times to the wishes of the Sheikh (which His
Majesty’s Government will on their side see are not
unreasonable in character) and to the advice of the
political representatives of His Majesty’s Government in
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, whether stationed in Qatar or not.
8. Thirdly, while we are not yet in a position to
make a positive proposal to you on this point, it is not
improbable that His Majesty’s Government as at present
advised will require provision to secure the same degree of
British control as has been discussed with you in the case
of the parent or of any transferee Company, in respect of
any subsidiary companies operating the concession, of the
nature embodied in sub-clause 1 of the tentative redraft of
Article 12 of the revised concession which you drew up at
our/
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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports relating to two topics. The first topic is an attempt by the British Government to obtain permission for an emergency landing ground in Qatar during 1932. The second topic relates to the air facilities needed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Qatar, if an offer of British protection is to be made to the Shaikh of Qatar in return for an oil concession for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC). In respect of this second topic, the file also contains material regarding a reconnaissance undertaken by the Royal Air Force over Qatar on the 9 May 1934 to identify suitable sites for such facilities. It includes a copy of a report on the reconnaissance – submitted by Bomber Squadron No 84, Shaibah, Iraq – on folios 27-32, along with a tracing of Qatar (folio 7) and a number of aerial photographs (folios 8-22) referenced in the report.
A draft copy of the Qatar Oil Concession can be found on folios 93-101, and notes of amendments proposed by the British Government can be found on folios 80-89. In addition, a number of 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. memoranda have also been included towards the back of the file: El Qatar, 1908-16 (folio 167), The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Chiefs, 1908-28 (folios 168-71), and a Précis of the Treaties and Engagements between the British Government and the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 164-67).
The main correspondents are as follows: 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle), the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, officials of the Air Ministry, and officials of 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 file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (171 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 173; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1956
- Title
- Coll 5/11 ‘Air Route to India: Arab Coast Route – Emergency Landing Ground at Qatar’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 23r:92v, 102r:172v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence