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‘File 28/35 Denial programme Qatar’ [‎217r] (438/746)

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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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DRAFT
To H.E. Shaikh Abdulla bin ^asim al Thani,
Ruler of Qatar.
Your Excellency, A'V
We have the honour to refer to your letter No. - dated
the 12th Jamad Awal ’SB*'(17th May 1943)^0
1. In our letter No .Q./SA.2/3438 dated the 9th May 1943, we
explained the situation very fully and pointed out that the
Company had done everything in its power to procure silver.
The Company can do no more except to assist Your Excellency in
transporting the silver from Bahrain to Zekrit should silver
at some later date become available. This was also explained
in our abovementioned letter.
2. Our action in crediting Yoar Excellency’s account in the
Eastern Bank with the annual concession payment is in accordance
with Article 20 of the Concession and it is necessary for the
Company to fulfil its obligation under this Article annually
by the 17th of May. This Article was agreed to at the time of
the signing of the Concession by Your Excellency and there is
nothing in our present action, therefore, which requires Your
Excellency’s agreement again. We would stress that the
receipt given us from the Bank sent to you, vide Article 20,
discharges our liability for this concession payment and the
return by you of the Bank’s documents does not alter the fact
that the Company has now fulfilled its obligation in respect
of the sums due on the 17th of May 1943.
3 . We suggest that you ask 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. to assist
you in obtaining silver. The Company, although under no
obligation to do so, is still prepared to pay the charges for
freight and insurance which are very large.
4. We also suggest you may like to take the Political Agent’s
opinion on Article 20 if you are still not satisfied that the
Company is within its rights in making the annual concession
payrrent by crediting your account in the Eastern 3anK with
the sums due.
We have the honour to be,

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Content

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)
Arrangement

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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