Author
an agent.
informing the Shaikh of the reconnaissance and of the visit from the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative
Publication Date
9 May 1935-23 Nov 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
226
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/417
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000230
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
9 May 1935-23 Nov 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, the Secretary of State for India and the Sheikh of Qatar about the Qatar Oil Concession and the protection offered to Qatar from His Majesty's Government, in exchange for the Oil Concession granted to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC).
The volume includes:
copies of the Concession and copies of correspondence with the Sheikh, in English and Arabic, and copies of the agreement between the British Government and APOC;
draft clauses of pre-emption of oil in case of national emergency or war (ff. 38-39 and 74-75);
correspondence from Air Headquarters 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.
in Bahrain on the planning of an air reconnaissance of the neighbourhood in Doha;
letters in English and Arabic from Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
informing the Shaikh of the reconnaissance and of the visit 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.
, who gave him a Medal in commemoration of the King-Emperor's Silver Jubilee (f. 140).
There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 215-221).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 215-221). The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential files: 10/3 VIII
