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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [57v] (114/328)
The record is made up of 1 volume (157 folios and 7 maps in pocket). It was created in 1940. 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. .
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recognised by His Majesty's Government and in 1914
was renounced.
On the Sra* November, 1916, the Sheikh entered into
a new treaty with His Majesty's Government, and the
Sheikhdom was added to the number of the Trucial
States.
3. Relations with neighbours. —(a) Although Ibn Sand
litis no claim over Qatar, the Wahabis only occupying it
tor a few years early in the 19th century, the Sheikh of
Qatar is concerned regarding the possibility of an
invasion from Saudi Arabia. This is due to two factors :
first, the influence of Ibn Saud over the migrating
Bedouins who are largely accustomed to make the interior
ot Qatar their habitat ; and, second, the fact that the
question of the boundary with Hasa has never been
settled.
The Sheikh of Qatar has very little authority over the
interior of his State, which is habitated by migratin?
i o-u U ^ S ^ , Saudl Arabia ; consequently, prior to
k q Sheikh was very much under the influence of
o-" iljQ/i an , d was afraid to act against his wishes.
e 1934, however, the position of the Sheikh haa
improved to a certain extent as in that year he received
fl(Wr r r !J guarantee of protection against landward
navsfir Q a 18 possible, however, that the Sheikh
side an annual sum 80 as to b e on the safe
in "naqfl UC i CeS ^ ( ^ ^ mer ^ ean oil company operating;
The Z a COncession granted by Ibn Saud, and
Qatar haq ri ^ ^ ncessi 0n to a different company in
the boundirv ^ \ question of the exact position of
sideraWe hnrinrf 6 n 1 ^ a^as a matter of con-
in effect nvprla J Saud claims a frontier which,
Qatar oil pnn ^ 8 ^rmts of the concession held by the
admit the elainf ^T 'f Majesty's Government do not
which is nevprtfi ^ are Prepared to negotiate a boundary
Sal one^irli 688 - h T nd what the y ^rd as the
1914 Thoap yn m the Anglo-Turkish convention of
years and l^ eg0tlatl0riS have been ^ing on for several
years and appear no nearer settlement.
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This volume contains geographical information and maps about the Arabian States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It was produced by the General Staff, India, and printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Simla, 1940.
The volume is divided into two sections: 'Military Report' including general descriptions of Kuwait, Bahrein, Hasa, Qatar, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Muscat and Oman (folios 6-127) and 'Routes' (folios 128-164) including maps of:
- The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Muscat and Oman, and Routes in the area (f 158);
- Kuwait Area (f 159);
- Bahrein, Hasa and Qatar (f 160);
- Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (f 161);
- Muscat and Oman (f 162);
and sketches of:
- Bahrein Oil Company's area and important places (f 163);
- Sharjah and Dibai [Dubai] (f 158).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (157 folios and 7 maps in pocket)
- Physical characteristics
There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last of several maps which are stored in a pocket at the back of the volume, on number 164.
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- IOR/L/PS/20/C252
- Title
- 'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:156v, 158r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence