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'File 8/8 V Annual Report for the Year 1946' [147r] (293/318)
The record is made up of 1 file (157 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1946-5 Mar 1947. 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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(i) Al Than! .
His Excellency Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim al Than!
suffered from indifferent health during the year. in June
the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
surgeon visited Qatar and round him suffering
from mumps, slight eczema of the feet and diabetes, but at
the time of the political Residents visit in October he
seemed in much better health.
Shaikh Hamad, a son and the heir presumptive of
Shaikh Abdullah, while suffering mildly from diabetes con
tinued in good health during the year. In'October he was
reported to have disposed of a consignment of 20 rifles to
a Persian
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
which called at Dohah, but he and his father
vigorously denied the charge.
The names of other members of the Al Than! have
also been mentioned in reports about arms trafficking, and
it is alleged that the Amir of Rassa complained to shaikh
Abdullah that Nasr bin Khalid al Than! had purchased arms
in Hassa and sold them in Abu Dhabi.
(ii) Official visits .
.On the 15th June 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.
left by
P.C.L. launch for Qatar, and returned on the 18th.
On the 22nd October the Hon f ble Lt-col.
A.C. Galloway, O.B.E.,
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, accompanied by Mrs. Galloway and C.J. Pelly,
Esq., O.B.E., I.C.S., Secretary to 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.
,
left for Qatar in the frigate IT.M.S. w Loch Quoich". The
Shaikh welcomed the presence of the Navy in Dohah and gave
a dinner party in honour of 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.
and
Mrs. Galloway which was attended by Mr. pelly and by
Commander Fenton, O.B.E., and several other officers from
"Loch ^uoich". 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.
and his party
returned to Bahrain in H.M.S. "Loch Quoich" on the 24th.
(iii) Health .
Dr. storm of the American Mission visited Qatar
in January and the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Surgeon also paid visits later in
the year when, he treated large numbers of the townspeople
of Dohah and inoculated the oil company labour at Zagreet
in the absence of the company doctor. The shaikh of Qatar
has asked 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.
for assistance in procuring
building materials to build a dispensary. An attempt is
being made to provide him with building materials and
medicines and secure a doctor to work in the dispensary.
(iv) Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limit ed.
please see paragraph 22(ii) of this report.
During the year the Shaikh of Qatar agreed to two important
alterations in the terms of the Company's Concession. By
the first, Company 'planes were allowed to land in ^atar
under a general permission. By the second, the Company
were allowed to use Zagreet or any other port constructed
by them in Qatar for their imports and exports instead of
the port' of Dohah only as laid down in the concession.
/(v)
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
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The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission of the 1946 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. , as well as the reports themselves.
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 that provide reports and statistics for the annual report. These include: Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain; Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department; American Mission Hospital; Eastern Bank Limited; Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Customs Department of the Government of Bahrain; Cable and Wireless Limited; Victoria Memorial Hospital; British Overseas Airways Corporation; Petroleum Concessions Limited; Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Sir Charles Belgrave); Imperial Bank of Iran; and Gray, Mackenzie & Co Limited. The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. report (folios 23-33) is 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. at Bushire.
The final report (folios 125-152), which includes the final version of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Report, is made up of numbered sections, as follows: 1. Officers; 2. Bahrain Government Officials; 3. The Al Khalifah; 4. Education; 5. Agriculture; 6. Municipalities; 7. Public Works; 8. Electricity Department; 9. Telephone Department; 10. Pearling; 11. Customs; 12. Food Control; 13. Shipping; 14. Accidents within Port Limits; 15. The Port of Bahrain; 16. Post Office; 17. Administration of Justice; 18. Police; 19. Economic; 20. Medical; 21. The Bahrain Petroleum Company; 22. Petroleum Concessions Limited; 23. Cable & Wireless Limited; 24. British Overseas Airways Corporation; 25. Royal Navy; 26. Royal Air Force; 27. American Consulate, Dhahran; 28. Visitors; 29. Local Affairs; 30. The Weather; 31. Qatar; 32. Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . Some sections are further divided into parts assigned either a lower case Roman numeral (iv, for example) or a lower case letter of the alphabet (d, for example). Several of these parts also come under a sub-heading.
Folios 155-158 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (157 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, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 also present in parallel between ff 5-125; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- 'File 8/8 V Annual Report for the Year 1946'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:17v, 21r:33v, 40r:44v, 58r:59v, 75r:78v, 124r:158v, 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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