'File 38/3 II P. C. L. Qatar Concession' [133r] (265/336)
The record is made up of 1 file (166 folios). It was created in 21 May 1947-7 Oct 1949. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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S.O.No.C/R-375
Confidential
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain,
September 3, 1949,
Dear Sir Rupert,
Talking points for Doha.
Lermitte tells me that the payment made over to
Shaikh Abdulla was 39,228
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
and he thinks it was in
respect of the month of August. He is flying to Doha
and will verify and let us know.
2. I realise that Abdulla has got away with a lot
of money but all the same consider that we should not
press for the return of this sum but should adopt the
line that as he abdicated on August 20 he is only en
titled to two-thirds of the payment for August. The
balance will be deducted from his abdication settlement.
Although it is quite likely that Ali will have to meet
outgoings for the whole of the month of August I feel
that with the existing lack of government forces in Qatar
we should let Abdulla get away with his two-thirds so
as to give him not the shadow of a c;se against Ali.
In Lermitte's view the Darwish family are behind this
demand on the part of Shaikh Abdulla. When we have
got the police in Qatar properly armed and organised
will be time enough to start being rough with Shaikh
Abdulla.
3.
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
. When informing me of the Shaikh’s
acquiescence in the seconding of Cochrane and the loan
of the rifles Smith told me that His Highness would
like some assurance that his claims on
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
would
be satisfied. I said that it w?s not reasonable to
expect an immediate settlement of this very old-standing
question. I added that both Your Excellency and myself
were eager to dispose of it but Ali was far from securely
in the saddle, if Abdulla returned all hope of settlement
would be lost and that the present moment when Ali had
no
His Excellency
Sir Rupert Hay, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.,
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
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The volume contains correspondence relating to the work of Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, a subsidiary of Petroleum Concessions Limited, in Qatar. The correspondence is principally 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. in Bahrain, 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 Bahrain [ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. ], representatives of Petroleum Concessions Limited (at their offices in Bahrain and the United Kingdom) and Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited, the Foreign Office, 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. , the Government of India, the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Staff Liaison Officer (RAF) in Bahrain, and the ruler of Qatar, Abdulla bin Qasim al Thani [‘Abdullāh bin Qāsim Āl Thānī].
The papers contained in the file cover the following matters:
- use of certain radio frequencies by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited;
- jurisdiction of the Shaikh of Qatar over non-Qatari and non-British subjects in his country;
- employment of foreign nationals, including Iranian drivers and mechanics, Palestinian welders and other technicians, and Hungarians and Romanians;
- employment of the Lebanese firm Contracting and Trading Company to recruit skilled labour;
- use of the telegraphic address PETROQAT QATAR by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited;
- the provision of meat for workers in the field;
- the extent of the Qatar concession, specifically if it covers its waters and islands;
- interference in the erection of navigational buoys by Su'aad bin Abdur Rehman Al-Thani, Shaikh of Wakrah;
- advance payment of concession royalties to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh of Qatar;
- the Shaikh of Bahrain's claims on Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. .
Folios 155-66 are internal office notes.
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- 1 file (166 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 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 2-152; 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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- Title
- 'File 38/3 II P. C. L. Qatar Concession'
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- front, front-i, 3r:3v, 5r:6v, 8r:9v, 11r:15v, 17r:17v, 19r:21v, 24r:24v, 26r:29v, 31r:33v, 35r:38v, 40r:40v, 43r:44v, 51r:61v, 63r:65v, 67r:74v, 77r:77v, 80r:80v, 82r:84v, 86r:92v, 94r:94v, 96r:97v, 99r:99v, 103r:104v, 109r:112v, 115r:115v, 124r:135v, 137r:137v, 139r:145v, 147r:149v, 151r:167v, back-i, back
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