'File 8/8 Annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency' [43r] (85/598)
The record is made up of 1 file (297 folios). It was created in 16 Dec 1935-10 Apr 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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on the i^th August• Their operations appear to be
much hampered by the pressure of gas. The Company
have offices at Jubaii and A1 K^iubar.
28 . CATAH .
Events in Qatar have mostly centered
round negotiations between Shaikh ! Abdullah bin Qasim
al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, and the Anglo-Iranian Oil
Company Iiimited, for the grant of an oil concession.
The Shaikh*s attitude in the course of
the negotiations with tne Company made it apparent in
the early stages that Bin Sa , ud was trying to bring
pressure upon him. It was, therefore, considered
necessary to remind the Shaikh of his obligations under
Article V of the Qatar Treaty of 1916 under which he was
not free to grant concessions or monopolies without the
approval of His Majesty*s Government. This warning
nad effect, but the Shaikh asked (&) for protection and
(b) that his son, Hamad, should be recognised as his
successor.
After considerable discussions with the
Honourable tne
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.
, tne Shaikh was
informed :-
(a) that His Majesty*s Government were pre
pared to protect him from serious and
unprovoked attacks from beyond his
frontiers and to support him and his
successors in internal difficulties
arising from the presence of the Oil
Company, and
(b) that His Majesty* s Government were pre
pared to recognise his son, Hamad, as his
successor proviaed he agreed to accept
all/
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the Administration Report of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , including the reports themselves. Present in the file are the reports for the years 1935-1939.
The correspondence is 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. and representatives of institutions active in Bahrain that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; the Indian Posts and Telegraph Department; American Mission Hospital; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Victoria Memorial Hospital; Petroleum Concessions Limited; and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave). The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. reports are submitted to the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by the Political Officer at Sharjah. Both final reports are then submitted by 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 to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , at Bahrain. From 1938 the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report was subsumed into that of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
The final reports are divided into short sections, each covering a particular subject. Each report contains information on most or all of the following: Personnel; Ruler of Bahrain and Al Khalifah Family; Local Government Officials; Bahrain Armed Police; Local Affairs; Bahrain Petroleum Company; Artesian Wells; Agriculture; Customs; Municipalities; Public Works; Electric Department; Education; Trade; Industries; Athletics; Boat Building and Shipping; Naval; Aviation; British Interests; Post Office; Medical; Judicial; Movements of Foreigners; British Officials; Visits of Arab Notables; Saudi Arabia; Qatar; Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Slavery; and Climate.
Prior to 1938, when they were separate from the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. report, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. reports contained information on most or all of the following: Personnel; Trucial Shaikhs; Tours; British Interests; Aviation; Royal Navy; Visits by Foreign Ships of War; Shipping; Medical; Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ; Raids and Disturbances; and Oil.
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- 1 file (297 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 299; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-298; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/298
- Title
- 'File 8/8 Annual Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 9r:11v, 22r:61v, 70r:73v, 82r:82v, 84r:119v, 123r:123v, 126r:128v, 137r:176v, 179r:179v, 183r:189v, 191r:192v, 204r:204v, 206r:232v, 235r:235v, 237r:238v, 246r:250v, 271r:272v, 277r:298v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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