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'F.85 File 82/27-IV Qatar Oil' [‎152r] (312/422)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (207 folios). It was created in 1 May 1934-1 Jul 1934. 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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RKPORT ON RBGONHAISSANCB ON QATAR.
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1. nilHAT-AS-SALWA .
(a) Western Coaat .
On 9.5.34. S.1434 carried out a reconnaisannpp
f%lLWA e Vella aSt TheTnlet A3 " SAL T A fr0m JA2IR A T ZAKHUNIYAH
to SALWA Wells. The inlet near JAZIRAT 2AKHUNIYAE Is
approximately 10 miles in length and a mile wide, running
north and south. It is completely sheltered from all winds
and would make a good anchorage for Plying Boats. See
photographs Nos. 1 and 2.
The coast line between JAZIRAT ZAKHUNIYAH and DUHAT
HAMAR is riat and sandy with shoals and reef*s some two to
three hundred yards out to sea lying parallel to the coast.
BUHAT HAMAR is an inlet approximately 1,000 yards
long hy 400 yards wide. It is sheltered on all sides, but
has extensive shoals which limit the area for the operation
of Flying Boats. It is not considered that a Plying Boat
would be able to taxi from DUHAT HAMAR into DUHAT-AS-SALWA
to take oft owing to the mouth of the inlet being extremely
shallow and obstructed by sand banks. See photographs
No. 3 and 4.
Between DUHAT HAMAR and SALWA there are three
definite bays onf which only one is shown on the chart.
None of these were suitable for Plying Boat anchorages.
At SALWA there is a small inlet approximately 800
yards by 300 yards which is snallow and full of sand banks
and is definitely unsuitable for Plying Boat use.
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(b) Eastern Coast .
On 9.5.34. 3.1435 carried out a reconnaissance of
the eastern coast of DUHAT-AS-SALWA from KHOR PAISHSHAKH to
SALWA Wells.
The coast which appeared to differ considerably from
the chart was sketched and is shown on the attached tracing.
No suitable alighting areas were observed in the
vicinity of DUHAT PAISHSHAKH, the water being extremely
shallow with a large number of coral reefs. The southern
most bay of HAWAR ISLAND would possibly afford good shelter
in emergency, though difficulty would be experienced in
taking off or in taxying to a suitable position for taking
off owing to the shallow water, reefs, etc. See photographs
Nos. 5 and 6.
At the foot of DUHAT - AS - SALWA, near SALWA Wells,
there is ample area of deep water, free from shoals and reefs
Flying Boats to operate on. The bottom is sandy with a
patches of coral, the rise and fall of tide is said to
^ about three feet. Two anchorages, used by native boats
d ^ing a Shamal, were visited but were considered unsuitable
f( tt Hying Boat use.
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The volume contains correspondence between 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. at Bahrain and 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 Bushire, 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. in London, the Shaikh of Qatar, ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, and the Foreign Office in regard to the southern borders of Qatar, the Qatar oil concession and the relations of the Shaikhdom with ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd), King of Saudi Arabia. There is also correspondence regarding an air reconnaissance of Qatar to be carried out via RAF flying boats, which took place on 9 May 1934, including reports of the reconnaissance (folios 147-154).

Some of the documents in the volume are marked as secret or confidential.

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1 volume (207 folios)
Arrangement

The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 196-202). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume; they give brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.

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The main foliation is written in pencil, circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.The numbering begins on the title page, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 207.

There is another foliation sequence, incomplete.

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