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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [274r] (563/630)
The record is made up of 1 volume (310 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1934-1 Mar 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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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.
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Whitehall, S.W.I.
1st February,1934.
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1,^ dear MoClaughry
Many tit^Qks for your letter of the 29th January,
Ho. S.32797, on the subject of air facilities in Qatar.
2. Walton will write separately to you about the point
raised in the first sub-paragraph of paragraph 3. He asks
me to say that he has noted the verbal alteration suggested
in your paragraph 6.
3. As I have explained to you informally, we are taking
up in the light of the telegrams of which you have had copies
the question of giving the bheiicn Oi- w,aoar ^ guaiv .i .noee of
protection against landward aggression in return for the grant
by him of an oil concession to the AngLo -persian Oil Company,
and an official letter consulting you with particular referoncv
to the Question of protection and the commitments which dais
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would involve will I hope reach you 4k)i:io|^ ow .
4. We are particularly anxious, subject, ofcourse, uo
the concurrence of the interested departments, ^o put
Resident in a position to say something defini te to 'cLe 3aei "
about the grant of protection, should ci^cuiustances in
opinion make this desirable, and while we entirely agree uhat
the two points dealt with in paragraph 4 of your
reply will have to "be considered before any final coraiait^nt
is entered into, we trust that the Air Minisux% in their
to our official letter will be prepared to agree oon-id
of them need not delay progress with regard to general policy
an
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pomander W.A.McClaughry.DSO. ,MC. ,DFC.,
Ministry,
Adastral House,
Sings way,
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- Content
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 Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC) representatives and 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, regarding the political situation in Qatar, the southern boundary of Qatar and the Oil Concession.
The volume also contains 'Note on conversation on 15 December 1933 with Mr G.W. Rendel, Foreign Office, on future policy in regard to Qatar.' (folios 68-78), draft 'Qatar Concession', 11 December 1933 (folios 102-110) and 'Mr. Williamson's Political Note on Qatar', with genealogical tree of the Al Thani family, 15 January 1934 (folios 125-135).
There are two maps within the volume: a blueprint on folio 148, 'Geological Sketch Map of Qatar Peninsula', produced during a geological survey of Qatar, showing villages, deserted buildings, water wells, roads and routes and a 'Sketch Map of Qatar Peninsula' (folio 285).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (310 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the volume are mostly arranged in chronological order. There are notes at the end of the volume, (folios 298-302). The file notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with reference numbers in red crayon, which refer back to that correspondence in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
The foliation is written in pencil 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'. side of each folio. The numbering begins on the title page with 1;1A; 1B and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 308. There is another foliation sequence, which is incomplete.
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- IOR/R/15/1/627
- Title
- 'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:80v, 83r:101v, 113r:135v, 137r:137v, 149r:154v, 156r:157v, 168r:194v, 196r:235v, 238r:283v, 286r:307v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence