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'File 8/2 C Liquor for Qatar and Trucial Coast' [‎4v] (8/68)

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The record is made up of 1 file (34 folios). It was created in 27 Feb 1944-18 Feb 1948. 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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Correspondence between the British 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 and Petroleum Concession Limited (Bahrain), Petroleum Development Limited (Qatar) and the British Political Officer at Sharjah concerning the supply of alcohol for employees in Qatar and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , as well as correspondence with agents Gray, Mackenezie & Company Limited regarding shipping. The file also includes correspondence with Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Bahrain Government, and Sheikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī concerning the smuggling of Goanese alcohol from Qatar to Manama.

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1 file (34 folios)
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Foliation: This file has a circled foliation number that begins on the front cover and end on the back cover.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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'File 8/2 C Liquor for Qatar and Trucial Coast' [‎4v] (8/68), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1330, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023510689.0x000009> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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