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'21/2 TAXES IN QATAR' [‎12r] (23/30)

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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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
Confidential*
Department.
EXPRESS LETTER (AIR MAIL).
[N.B .—This is an ORIGINAL message sent by AIR MAIL which 'provides a means of communication more
expeditious than the ordinary mail and is cheaper than the telegraph. It is intended to be treated,
on receipt, with the same expedition as if it had been telegraphed. To save time and to obviate
formalities it is drafted in the form of a telegram. It is authenticated by the signature of a
responsible officer of the Department.]
Office of the jEolitical Resident
No. i q • 7 in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
fated the Caiap, Bahrain * 19 ,
‘aocxjDtxx 9th July,
41-
To
His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India,
London*
Repeated 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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Subject * Taxation of employees of
Petroleum Concessions Limited
In continuation of my telegram ho*19, dated the 4th January
- I;* 5 !
1941, I enclose copy of a Memorandum ho*C/252-22/10, dated the
17th March 1941, from 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. , Bahrain, from uhich
it will be seen that the Shaikh of ^tar has taken no action
towards the taxing of persons who, under the q,atar Order-in-Council,
do not fall under his jurisdiction*
sd* C»G*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. .
Attested*
Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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for secretary to the
(Signature)
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S. 44.
MFP—1048 S&P-(M-2042)—l 7-12-37—20,000.

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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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