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‘File 28/35 Denial programme Qatar’ [‎129r] (262/746)

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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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BENTLEY’S SECOND PHRASE
’ETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT (QATAR) LIMITED
To H.B.M.’s 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. /^/VyV
Sir,
SUSPENSION OF OIL OPERATIONS - QATAR
1. We have the honour to refer to your letter D.O.No.
C/1392 dated the 14th September 1942 forwarding a letter
from the Ruler of Qatar dated the 8 th Shaban 1361 (21st
August 1942)•
2. From the Ruler f s letter it was seen that there were
two main points on which agreement had still to be reached
to which the Ruler attached primary importance.
(a) Number of guards to be retained. (Tbe Ruler was
very insistent that there should be no reduction
in the present number).
3. As a result of a discussion between Mr. Wakefield and
Mr. Packer (the local Manager, Petroleum Development (Qatar)
Limited) on the 27th October 1942, it was agreed that, in
their opinion, little useful purpose could be served by
prolonging the argument with the Ruler, and the stage had
been reached at which the Managing Director in London should
be asked for authority to concede these two points. It was
felt that although perhaps the Ruler’s above two demands
were hardly logical, they were not really excessive in all
the circumstances. The undermentioned telegrams were there
fore exchanged, from which it will be seen that the Company
agrees to the retention of all the guards and, in principle,
BAHREIN
PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Q/Sec/3278
SECRET
18th November, 1942
(b) Provision of water transport at Company expense to
carry mails between Bahrain and Zekrit once a week
(p .
G. /• A-. L.
A'i. cj/0 4, *4 ■ /v//''

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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).

The volume includes:

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.

Physical characteristics

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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