'File 9/35 Eastern Bank Branch in Qatar'

Content

The file contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the Political 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. in the Gulf, the 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. and the Eastern Bank Limited concerning the opening of a branch of the Bank in Qatar in 1947.

The file also contains some correspondence with Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar, and correspondence between the Ruler of Qatar and the Eastern Bank, in Arabic with English translation.

The dismissal of the branch's bank manager in 1950 is also the subject of some later correspondence within the file.

Extent and format

1 file (57 folios)

Arrangement

The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 56-58. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 60; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-55; these numbers are also written in pencil and ink, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/379

Former external reference(s)

Confidential files: 9/35

History of this record

Date(s)

19 Apr 1947-4 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Banking

Places

Qatar

People & organisations

Emir of QatarIndia OfficePersian Gulf Political Residency

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'File 9/35 Eastern Bank Branch in Qatar', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/379, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001ea> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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