Author
the discovery of oil in the area.
The principal correspondents are the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative
Publication Date
19 Oct 1935-6 Feb 1936 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
246
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/159
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x00037e
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
19 Oct 1935-6 Feb 1936 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume concerns negotiations between the British and Saudi Arabian governments over the definition of the eastern boundary of Saudi Arabia, particularly the border with Qatar and Abu Dhabi. The King of Saudi Arabia is commonly referred to in the papers as Bin Saud or Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd]. The need to establish a definite border was increased by the discovery of oil in the area.
The principal correspondents are 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.
(Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); 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 (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch); HM Chargé d'Affaires, Jeddah (Andrew Spencer Calvert); HM Minister, Jedda [Jeddah] (Sir Andrew Ryan); the Secretary of State for India; the Government of India, and the Foreign Office.
The volume includes: papers (folios 18-28, 32-33) concerning an aerial reconnaissance of the Qatar Peninsula, undertaken by the Royal Air Force and accompanied by 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.
(Loch, acting), including a chart showing tracks and positions (folio 21) and seven aerial photographs (folios 22-28), October 1935; notes by Haji Abdullah Fadhil Williamson on Abu Dhabi territory and boundaries 'given by the Al Bu
Fallah
Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour.
Shaikhs and also the Manasir', November 1935 (folios 120-122); Sir Andrew Ryan's account of his journey across Arabia, December 1935 (folios 159-167), and record of his conversations at Riyadh with the Saudi Arabian Government, December 1935 (folios 168-193); and discussions concerning Bin Saud's claim to Jabal Naksh in Qatar, January 1936 (folios 202-224).
The Arabic language content of the file is restricted to about ten folios of correspondence, mainly between Gulf rulers and 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.
The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence; the earliest document is an enclosure to the first item of correspondence, dated 17 October 1935, and the last dated addition to the file is an entry in the notes dated 15 February [1936].
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the back of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 228-242), followed by a map in a pocket on folio 246v. Circled serial numbers in red crayon refer to entries in the notes.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential files, 1932-50: 1/A/38 III
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
'QATAR PENINSULAR RECONNAISSANCE. 11.10.35.'
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Ref: IOR/R/15/2/159, f 21
'70. X. 14. F.P. QASR AS SALWA. CONICAL HILL. LOOKING S'
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Ref: IOR/R/15/2/159, f 22
'70. X. 14. FP. QASR AS SALWA. LOOKING W.S.W.'
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Ref: IOR/R/15/2/159, f 23
'70. X. 14. FP. QASR AS SALWA. LOOKING S W'
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Ref: IOR/R/15/2/159, f 24
'70. X. 14. FP. SAKAK FORT. LOOKING N.W.'
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Ref: IOR/R/15/2/159, f 25
'70. X. 14. FP. SAKAK GARDENS. LOOKING W.S.W.'
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/159, f 26
'70. X. 14. F.P. AMBAK. LOOKING S.S.W'
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/159, f 27
'70. X. 14. F.P. AMBAK RUINS. LOOKING S.S.W'
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/2/159, f 28
'ARABIA. Route Traverse Across the RUB' AL KHALI from DHUFAR TO DOHA by BERTRAM THOMAS 1930-31'
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Ref: IOR/R/15/2/159, f 246
