Author
Petroleum Development
Publication Date
21 May 1947-7 Oct 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
166
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/865
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000134
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
21 May 1947-7 Oct 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
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.
Erişim Koşulları
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Düzenleme
The file is arranged chronologically.
