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‘File 28/35 Denial programme Qatar’ [‎23r] (50/746)

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The record is made up of 1 file (365 folios). It was created in 5 Jun 1935-31 Dec 1943. 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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Situation as at 50th June 1942
Notes and comments on concession payments, other emoluments,
facilities and perquisites enjoyed by the Ruler of Qatar in conn
ection with the Company^ concession.
1. Company's fixed concession obligations.
a. Annual concession payment of 3 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
Authority Article 4.c.
b. Salaries of 2 Shaikh's Representatives. Rs1250 monthly.
Authority letter dated 17.5#35 Para.3 addressed to the
Ruler signed by imiyles and subsequent exchange of letters
between P.D.Q. and the Ruler fixing the amount.
c. Cash in lieu of annual petrol and kerosene supply fte13250*
Authority Para.4 of same letter.
Note. Obligation to drill two artesian wells vide Para.1
of above letter was discharged in 1937 ( without
ahy success )•
2. Subsequent fixed or semi-fixed commitments.
a. Salaries of guards.
This is a fluctuating commitment. 32 guards are at
present employed at a pay of Rs45 made up of Rs 30 pay
and Rs15 food allowance. This is paid direct to the
Shaikh.
Authority Article 11 of concession.
b. Pay of Bedouin senior guide. (Mansour). RslOO paid to
the Shaikh plus Rs60 food allowance paid to Mansour.
c. New senior guard commander. Pay Rs200 paid direct to
the Shaikh.
d. Pay of Director of Customs at Zekhrit Rs150 paid direct
to the Shaikh.
3. Miscellaneous subsequent commitments or benefits.
a. Rent of Doha Company house fclOOO. annually.
b. Customs dues on provisions 5^ ad valorem. 1941 ite1350.

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The volume contains copies of letters, agreements and other papers relating to the temporary cessation in 1942 of oil operations undertaken by Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (PDQ) in Qatar, in response to events in the Second World War, and negotiations over an agreement between the Ruler of Qatar and 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 for the cessation of operations, and continued payment of the concession and other costs. The volume’s principal correspondents are 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 (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield, superseded by Major Tom Hickinbotham in October 1943); the Manager of PDQ (Ernest Vincent Packer, also in the file as chief correspondent for Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL)); the Ruler of Qatar (Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī).

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While the volume’s correspondence begins in in May and June 1942, an extract of an earlier letter from 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. , dated 5 June 1935 (f 6) provides the earlier date indicated in this catalogue entry’s date range.

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1 file (365 folios)
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The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the volume (ff 350-368) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 371; 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 incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 163-349; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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