'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
IOR/R/15/2/143
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The record is made up of 1 volume (216 folios). It was created in 10 Jun 1944-6 Jan 1946. It was written in English and Arabic. 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. .
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The volume contains correspondence concerning Qatar affairs, particularly the issues of smuggling, and rationing.
The principal correspondents are 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 (Tom Hickinbotham); the 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. of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain (Jassim bin Mohamed [Jasim ibn Muhammad Kadmari]); the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, Sharjah (Abdur Razzaq [Khan Sahib Saiyid ‘Abd al-Razzaq]); 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 Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani, the Ruler of Qatar [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī].
The papers cover: correspondence and reports by British officials concerning the issues of slave trading, arms traffic, and the smuggling of goods at Qatar; the involvement of individual Qataris; the British decision to impose rationing on quota goods (including a discussion paper entitled 'Rationing in Qatar', folio 56); the question of the appointment of a food controller; correspondence on these subjects from Shaikh Abdullah; information on members of the Ruling family (e.g. descriptive chart entitled 'Qatar Ruling Family' on folios 130-131); and some information on general conditions in Qatar.
The Arabic language content of the papers consists of approximately thirty folios of correspondence, mainly between British officials and the Ruler of Qatar.
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- 1 volume (216 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are filed 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 209-215). Circled serial numbers in crayon and ink (red for incoming, blue/black for outgoing correspondence), which occur occasionally in the correspondence, refer to entries in the notes.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 218; 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 4-208; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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- Archival file
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- 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.
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- IOR/R/15/2/143
- Former external reference(s)
- Confidential files, 1932-50: 1/A/5 III
- Date(s)
- 10 Jun 1944-6 Jan 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/2/143
- Title
- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- 47r:47v
- Author
- Salih bin Abdullah
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- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
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- 47r:47v
- Author
- Yusuf bin Hijji
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- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- 47r:47v
- Author
- Muhammad Abdur Rahman
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- Title
- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- 59r:59v, 133r:133v, 206r:206v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad, xx Al Khalifa, Shaikh Sulman bin Hamad
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- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- 62r:63v, 94r:94v, 98r:98v, 132r:132v, 135r:135v, 137r:137v, 153r:153v, 177r:177v, 195r:195v, 201r:201v, 205r:205v
- Author
- Āl Thānī, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim bin Muḥammad
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- IOR/R/15/2/143
- Title
- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- 107r:107v
- Author
- Government of Qatar
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- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
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- 135r:135v
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- Unknown
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- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- 165r:165v
- Author
- Muhammad al-Uthman
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- Title
- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- 189r:189v
- Author
- Packer, Ernest Vincent
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- Title
- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- 197r:197v
- Author
- Āl Thānī, Shaikh ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin Jāssim
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- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- 197r:197v
- Author
- Āl Thānī, Shaikh Aḥmad bin Jāssim
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- Title
- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- 197r:197v
- Author
- Āl Thānī, Shaikh Salmān bin Jāssim
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- IOR/R/15/2/143
- Title
- 'File 1/A/5 III ADMINISTRATION. QATAR AFFAIRS.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:46v, 48r:58v, 60r:61v, 64r:93v, 95r:97v, 99r:106v, 108r:131v, 134r:134v, 136r:136v, 138r:152v, 154r:164v, 166r:176v, 178r:188v, 190r:194v, 196r:196v, 198r:200v, 202r:204v, 207r:217v, back-i
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