Skip to item: of 188
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'Eastern Bureau, Basrah Branch' [‎12r] (25/188)

This item is part of

The record is made up of 1 file (117 folios). It was created in 1 Aug 1916-1 Sep 1917. 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.

Apply page layout

radiua to oxtond from tba East Ooast of Qatar - nay
from the Khor-al-Odaid beyond which the oomnaroial radiua
of the other ateamer-port Dehal nrobably beprina - to
Qatif, and aome further j.ndeterminate diatanoe beyond to
wards Koweit.
Qatar import b Piece-frooda. Rice, and Coffee• Ita only
export is pearla which ita Sheikha, in whose handa this
trade is, oell in Bahrain. Dates, the inhibitanta of
iatar procure for their own conauinption direct from Qatif,
and their other neceaaitiea of life - which are verv few -
fron Hahrain. There are no Hindu merch mts in Qatar nor
would they be welcomed locally ahould they po there.
The importance of Haaaa i.e. the district of that
name, liea in the fact that it not only takes rrooda for
ita own conauription, but that ^ooda for Southern Najd,
with its capital Riadh, muat naas through it to roach
their destination. Of the two porta of Haasa - Oqair
and Qatif, the formor nervea Hofuf, and Najd, and the
latter merely the oasis of the aar^e name.
nome 50 yeara a/'O thore waa a amall colony of Hindu
marchanta in Qatif, whoae busineas could have been by
no means unprofitable aa they had a share in the trade
oatinated at 15 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupeea. Inconaiderate treatment
however on the part o^ the Turkish authorities, and
general insecurity of their lives and property, forced
them to evacuate their position. There are now only two
Indiana resident in Qatif now, the representativea of an
Indian firm in liahraln.
The affairs in Hasaa have of late yeara, however,
tak^n a decided turn for t' e better. Greater security
«
will probably prevail there under Bin Baud t^an under the
ma'- e-believe rule of the Turks, and the fact that both
Ilaaoa and Najd will be under one ruler friendly to us
cannot

About this item

Content

The file contains fortnightly reports 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. , Bahrain, to the Chief Political Officer Basrah [Basra] / Eastern Bureau, Basrah [Basra], dated 1 August 1916 - 1 September 1917. The file also contains a note on the Eastern Bureau and Basrah [Basra] Office dated [1916].

The reports cover Turkey, trade, Hassa [Hasa], Japanese trade, Oman affairs, plague, inoculation, and Qatif [al-Qaṭīf].

Extent and format
1 file (117 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 108 on the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomaly: ff. 1, 1A. The following numbers do not appear in the sequence: 32, 33. The following pagination ranges occur: 56-75; 87-93.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'Eastern Bureau, Basrah Branch' [‎12r] (25/188), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/68, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023400095.0x00001a> [accessed 28 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

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_100023400095.0x00001a">'Eastern Bureau, Basrah Branch' [&lrm;12r] (25/188)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023400095.0x00001a">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x000323/IOR_R_15_2_68_0025.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

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_100000000193.0x000323/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image