Author
the Resident to the Secretary of State for India which says that the Sheikh demands 500.000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per year in addition to royalties and A.P.O.C. 'considers this exorbitant and inspired by prospects of American competition' referring to Standard Oil of California
Publication Date
1916-1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
252
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/411
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x00022a
Library Location
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.
Date
1916-1934 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The papers in this volume date mostly from 1933-1934. The volume contains copies of correspondence between 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.
at Bahrain and the Secretary of State for India in London about oil concession in Qatar and the negotiations between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) and the Sheikh of Qatar.
The volume includes:
draft dated 14 December 1933 of the 75 years' agreement between A.P.O.C. and the Sheikh (ff. 27-47);
letter dated 4 July 1933 regarding the boundaries of Qatar from 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 Kuwait, N. R. P. Dickson, to 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 Bushire (f. 56);
telegram 2 January 1934 sent by the Resident to the Secretary of State for India which says that the Sheikh demands 500.000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per year in addition to royalties and A.P.O.C. 'considers this exorbitant and inspired by prospects of American competition' referring to Standard Oil of California (f. 61);
comments on the draft concession from 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.
and minutes of meetings held at 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.
on 21 December 1933 'to secure British exploitation' (ff. 104-125 and following);
telegram 10 January 1934 from 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.
to the Secretary of State for India containing political opinions on the Sheikh of Qatar (ff. 174-175);
draft of the Concession dated 11 December 1933 (ff. 181-189);
copy of the 1916 Anglo-Qatar treaty (ff. 203-204);
Haji Williamson's political notes on Qatar, with genealogical tree of the al Thani family (ff. 224-233);
letter from 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 Bushire to the Government of India in New Delhi, planning a visit to the Sheikh to offer protection in exchange for the concession to APOC.
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 243-247).
