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'F 83 File 82/27-II QATAR OIL' [280r] (575/630)
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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3.
Apart from other considerations our concurrence in
the acceptance oi additional coiMiitiaents in i4atar or elsewiiere
in the Gul-ij would certainly depend to a considerable extent
upon arrangements being agreed to for the provision of such
additional intelligence facilities as might prove necessary.
I merely mention this point at this stage so that you ma:j take
note of it, and it need not delay progress with regard to
general policy.
In his most recent telegram the Air Officer
Oommanding raises certain additional points, as follows;-
(aj That.sanction is required to fly oyer Qatar at all
Ut tile 11884 for obtaining prior permission
'of course, fly over ,atar when we wish to^o ah
now but it might be advantageous to ooyer this uoint
in any new treaty or agreement with the Sheikh/ It
I™ 1 "" "
(b) She Air Officer Commanding asks that he may be allowed
estaolish refuelling facilities at Doha. This
We ? ' ^o any landing ground whioh
us and misht in fact 136 extended to allow
us to put down any accoiamodation we may require or to
fbo^t an ? s l 0 f es ^oluding, if necessary^ armament
if ih ; ? n , this conn eotion it might also be useful
was required to provide any recessary
labour to make or to improve our landing groOndsflnd
to guarantee their safety. It is possible some small
sum would have to be paid for this* As fir as
thi 0 ! 6 ^ 1 ?? 18 'Concerned, under ordinary ciroumstances
this Vvould merely entail prevention of damage to landine
i grounds and safeguarding any fuel or other stores v.-hich
Bro^tf?o pU ^ ! Exceptionally it might necessitate
? <+ f 118 ? f aircraft carry out occasional
-f 0 _ visits to Qatar for inspection purposes or go there
operational purpose. We cannot, of coursf,
indicate at this stage to what extent, if any, we would
thB Prei)ar +f rel y upon local natives as guards during
the exceptional occasions referred to above.
(o) The Air Officer Commanding asks that fuel, oil, spares and
otrvioe material shall be admitted to Qatar duty free
GnTo We ^ t ? i that this is a Point which might well be
covered in any agreement with the Sheikh.
(d) Another point raised is that the company shall be required
provide free facilities for Service aircraft at *any
landing ground which they may make and it would be
advantageous if this could be arranged.
6# [fe agree with the additional qualifying clause whioh
you propose adding to the last sentence of Article 5 (A) in the
| 0Weit Co ™ercial Draft Agreement, in order to safeguard the
f Position under the aircraft agreement which is being proposed to
the/
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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 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'
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- 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