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'21/2 TAXES IN QATAR' [11r] (21/30)
The record is made up of 1 file (13 folios). It was created in 3 Nov 1940-9 Jul 1941. 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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just starting and that such mathods were likely to
hinder its work and thus cause loss both to the Shaikh
and the Company.
5. Shaikh Hamad appears however to be a grasping,
ignorant sort of man and it is unlikely that any argu
ments will affect him# He is also said to be under the
influence of Abdullah bin Darwish, a bird of the same
feather, only more astute# One excuse was that all
residents of Qatar are subject to taxation and that
these Qataris employed by P#C#L. are in the same
category, but this is not correct as while the average
Qatari only pays ordinary Zakat, Customs, etc#, Company
employees (Qataris) have to pay from R$' 3/- to Rs 5/-
p*m# per head according to their pay.
6# Nothing was said about taxation of foreign
employees of the Company, vide correspondence ending
with your telegram No. 19 dated the 4th January 1941,
to H#M# Secretary of State for India.
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.
, Bahrain.
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This file concerns protests by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited to the British 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 regarding the plan of Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, the Ruler of Qatar, to impose a system of taxation on its employees and the question of whether this breaches Article 10 of the Qatar Oil Concession. Correspondents in this file include: Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior, 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. at Bushire; Major Reginald George Evelin Alban, 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; Ernest Vincent Packer, Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited; 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. , London.
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- 1 file (13 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. File notes appear at the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 15; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/606
- Title
- '21/2 TAXES IN QATAR'
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- front, front-i, 4r:14v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence