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'File 10/3 II Qatar Oil Concession' [‎204r] (422/520)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (252 folios). It was created in 1916-1934. 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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execution of these ineasiues, and will refrain Ironi pressing for them until some future-
time when the need for them shall be manifest, and the effect will not he ^liven
to these ciiti (les without full consultation with you and the obtaining of your cousent.
And wheieas \ou ha\e lepresented to me that you and your dependents possess a
good many slaves from of old time, previous to this treaty, and that it would be
difficult if the officials of Government were to interfere between them and their
masters, accordingly I inform you that I recognise how you are placed in regard to
this question, and that supposing that you accord your negroes fair and just treatment
there will not be interference on the part of Government representatives in the matter.
This is what had to be explained, and may God preserve you.
P. Z. COX, Lieutenant-Colonel,
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. .
Dated, Al Bida, November 3, 1916 (Moharram G, 1335).
APPENDIX B.
Proclamation by Sheikh Abdullah regarding the Arms Traffic.
Be it known to all who may see this:
Whereas it has become known to us that traffic in arms into British India, Persia^
Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. is prohibited ;
I, the undersigned, Abdullah-bin-Jasim-bin-Thani, Shaikh of Qatar, have decided
to do all in my power to assist the British Government in putting a stop to this illegal
traffic, and I hereby declare that from the date of this proclamation, the importation
and sale of arms, cartridges, and all munitions into our territory, and the exportation
of the same to other places, are absolutely prohibited. All arms and ammunition
imported into Qatar territory, or exported therefrom, will in future be liable to seizure
and confiscation.
That it may not be hidden.
(Signature and seal of) ABDULLAH-BIN-J ASIM AL-THANT,.
Chief of Qatar.
Dated at Al Bida, Moharram 0, 1335 {November 3, 1916).

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The papers in this volume date mostly from 1933-1934. The volume contains copies of correspondence between 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. at Bahrain and the Secretary of State for India in London about oil concession in Qatar and the negotiations between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) and the Sheikh of Qatar.

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There is an index at the end of the volume (folios 243-247).

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1 volume (252 folios)
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The items in the volume are arranged in chronological order from earliest to latest with earlier documents attached to the file. There is an index at the end of the volume, on folios 243-247. The index is arranged chronologically and refers to documents within the volume; it gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The foliation starts on the first page of writing on the top right-hand corner and finishes on the back cover, on folio 252. Numbers are in pencil, circled. There is a second foliation in blue crayon first and then in black pencil on the top centre and then on the top right corner, uncircled, starting on folio 1 (numbered 1) to folio 26 (numbered 26) , then folio 27 (numbered 26a) to folio 47 (numbered 26v), folio 48 (numbered 27) ending on folio 242 (numbered 220).

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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