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'Reports of K'

Title	'Reports of K'
Author	American oil companies to compete for an oil concession in Qatar. The file contains correspondence includes letters and reports written by 'K'
Publication Date:	11 Apr 1934-25 Apr 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject	1
Type	Document
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	17
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/2/924
Record ID	vdc_100000000241.0x000193
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	11 Apr 1934-25 Apr 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	The contents of the file relate to 'K' an individual whose name was at the time known only to 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. (Percy Gordon Loch) and Head Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. (Saiyid 'Abdul Razzaq) at Bahrain and who provided information and intelligence on affairs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , particularly attempts by American oil companies to compete for an oil concession in Qatar. The file contains correspondence includes letters and reports written by 'K', and a letter 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. at Bahrain regarding the decision to dispense with 'K's services in April 1935. Also included in the file are intelligence reports from 1935 written by Charles Clark Mylles, an employee of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company based in Qatar, regarding the activities of certain locals believed to be acting on behalf of American oil interests. It was believed that the American Oil Companies wished to negotiate for an oil concession in Qatar and were attempting to make this known to the Shaikh of Qatar (Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī) through local agents employed on their behalf.
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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'Reports of K'

Author American oil companies to compete for an oil concession in Qatar. The file contains correspondence includes letters and reports written by 'K'

Publication Date 11 Apr 1934-25 Apr 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject 1

Type Document

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 17

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/2/924

Record ID vdc_100000000241.0x000193

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 11 Apr 1934-25 Apr 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes The contents of the file relate to 'K' an individual whose name was at the time known only to 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. (Percy Gordon Loch) and Head Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. (Saiyid 'Abdul Razzaq) at Bahrain and who provided information and intelligence on affairs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , particularly attempts by American oil companies to compete for an oil concession in Qatar. The file contains correspondence includes letters and reports written by 'K', and a letter 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. at Bahrain regarding the decision to dispense with 'K's services in April 1935. Also included in the file are intelligence reports from 1935 written by Charles Clark Mylles, an employee of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company based in Qatar, regarding the activities of certain locals believed to be acting on behalf of American oil interests. It was believed that the American Oil Companies wished to negotiate for an oil concession in Qatar and were attempting to make this known to the Shaikh of Qatar (Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī) through local agents employed on their behalf.

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.