'File 12/15 Political Agent's tour' [60r] (119/469)
The record is made up of 1 file (233 folios). It was created in 19 Jan 1937-1 Feb 1945. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
- 2 -
to Bahrain with his followers before very long. The fact
is that although most people in Tatar quite like the old
Shaikh they cannot bear Shaikh Hamad, his son, or Saleh al
Mana*, both of whom try to loot them. However I said to
the old Shaikh that T did not see that he h^d anything to
worry about provided he kept his Bedu happy. This was a
gentle hint not to hang on to all the oil money himself, as
he has done hitherto,
4. The Shaikh raised the qu-s^tion of his armoured cars,
Cf. correspondence resting with your 5 and I told him that the
Printed letter No. C/737 dated the 3
7th October 1938. / r* ® matter was under considera
tion and that I hoped to fly across his territory shortly with
some experts who would be able to advise whether armoured cars
m m - C ' - . fl,
would be of any use or not. This I should be doing tomorrow
| ^ >v‘ with Price. The Shaikh mentioned the point that though His
Majesty^ Government had undertaken to give him protection
against outside aggression by means of the loyal Air Force,
still they do expect him to co-operate; and he felt quite sure
that he could co-operate best by having armoured or armed cars.
He was not very much in favour of the Kuwait type, though I
pointed out to him that really heavy armoured vehicles would
never be able to get round his country.
5. He protested against the continuance of the Bahrain
boycott, and I must say that I sympathise with him. When we
have finished here with oil concessions and "reforms" I hope
to try to induce the Shaikhs to resume normal relations with
Qatar. It will not be an easy task for they will never for 'et
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
.
Yours sincerely,
About this item
- Content
The file contains correspondence and telegrams sent and received by 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, Hugh Weighman, mostly from 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. 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. at Sharjah, regarding arrangements and programmes for his official visits to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar. Some visits were carried via HMS Shoreham , so there is also correspondence with its Captain, G H Faulkner, and with British Overseas Airways Corporation representatives, regarding the fares to be paid by the Agent when staying in their Fort in Sharjah.
The file also contains:
- correspondence with the Adviser to the Government at Bahrain regarding special authorization to land on Muharraq;
- correspondence with 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 Kuwait regarding his visit to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and other visits by British officials;
- reports of visits.
The documents in the file are mainly in English. There is correspondence in Arabic with English translation, with Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, regarding 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's visit to Qatar.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (233 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the volume are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 224-234. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 235; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-234; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'File 12/15 Political Agent's tour' [60r] (119/469), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/502, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025657636.0x000078> [accessed 18 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100025657636.0x000078
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100025657636.0x000078">'File 12/15 Political Agent's tour' [‎60r] (119/469)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100025657636.0x000078"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0002e5/IOR_R_15_2_502_0119.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0002e5/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/502
- Title
- 'File 12/15 Political Agent's tour'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:14v, 19r:19v, 21r:21v, 24r:47v, 49r:61v, 63r:64v, 66r:67v, 69r:97v, 99r:110v, 113r:115v, 117r:117v, 119r:161v, 163r:165v, 168r:178v, 180r:183v, 185r:189v, 192r:192v, 196r:200v, 202r:203v, 205r:206v, 208r:234r, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence