Author
District Magistrate, Bahrain (correspondent) | Emir of Qatar (correspondent) | Government of India (correspondent)
Publication Date
1934/1935
Publication Place
-
Qatar National Library
Subject
Aerial reconnaissance | Boundaries | more | less
Type
Book
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
228
Physical Dimensions
1 volume (228 folios)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00025c_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00025c_en | IOR/R/15/1/630
Record ID
81055%2Fvdc_100000000193.0x00025c_dlme
Library Location
British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Date
1934/1935
Notes
The volume contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Political Resident at Bushire, the Government of India, the India Office in London and Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives in regard to the air reconnaissance of Qatar and the negotiations with ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Sheikh of Qatar, for the oil concession, including arrangements for APOC's Mr Mylles visiting Doha and on the visit of the Sheikh of Qatar to Bahrain, from 14 to 19 October 1934. The volume contains draft agreements and:'Memorandum respecting the Boundaries in Arabia: Anglo-Turkish Arrangements' (ff. 22-23), with map (f. 24) showing the Anglo-Turkish Conventions lines in the Arabic peninsula;Hand-drawn map showing the itinerary of the Qatar air reconnaissance carried out on 29 June 1934 (folio 34).'Sketch map of Qatar Peninsula' (folio 218).There are some letters in Arabic, mainly to and from the local rulers. | 1 volume (228 folios) | The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 213-219). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give a brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.There is also an brief index at the beginning (f. 1A) indicating the main topics covered in the volume. | Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 230; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 35-229; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers
