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'File 1/A/5 II Administration: Qatar affairs' [‎113r] (230/486)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (239 folios). It was created in 7 Dec 1937-31 Oct 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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These Saoudi tribes pay camel & goat taxes tn Thn q ^
and nothing to Ojatar. Ibn Saoud’s tax collectn^%^i Ib ud
tribes into Q^tar to collect, if necessary? f ° U0W the
Taxes collected & subsidie s paidby the Shaikh of ; H t»r.
. , ^ i ^ e OU£li u ‘ 0:£ ' Qatar takes no animal taxe s from Qataris
due S s reVenUe 001,168 fr ° m pearl - diTl ^ boat taxes aM C^slom
annum.
He ^ pays a few tribal leaders some Rs 40. ner -no-r»
Tribesmen with rifles receive per family per m?nth
1 Bag of rice
160 lbs. of dates
4 lbs. of coffee.
Household and body-guards get from Rs 5 to
not satisfy them in these days.
8 which does
2 .
PoqSI BI-lIIT off XHTHixluiL DISTURBANCE S IN CATa?
"tT
i-v denies emphatically that possible discontent
is likely to lead to open revolt.
lu . , Mansur Khalil an independent source with close knowledge
of Q,atar and in a position to judge of the practical effect of
the Bahrain intrigues considers that Shaikh Abdulla the Ruler
is wise enough to avoid any threatened storm but should he die
^hai'h iamed T s stupidity, obstinacy, unpopularity and lack of
administrative ability & statesmanship will constitute a real
danger.
iP' That Shaikh Abdulla drew Rs 40,000 to use partly at least
^ in propitiating his tribes & family points to the fact that he
is alive to the danger and prepared for conciliation.
That Shaikh Abdulla of Bahrain, who is the most active
among the Bahrain Shaikhs in the plans to sow discord in Qatar
together with Mansur bin Khalil to whose inf]uence & personality
tne Bahrain Shaikhs attach much importance, have just left on a
hawking expedition to Arabia, appears a very clear
ip ication that no disorder fomented by Bahrain is hoped for in
the near future.
Arab opinion is also that Great Britain is the best
friend they are likely to find and it is in their own interests
to ensure that she is not hampered in the present war by the
internal squabbles of her small Arab allies. This view is put
-Ward quite seriously by responsible types and seems to carry
weight.
HA WAR ISLANDS.
To add to the friction between Bahrain & Qatar the
ownership of the Kawar group of islands by Bahrain is contested
b y Qatar.

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The volume contains correspondence concerning Qatar affairs, particularly the supply of arms and ammunition to Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani, the Ruler of Qatar [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī].

The 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. , Bahrain; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Shaikh Abdullah; HM Minister of State, Cairo; Ernest Vincent Packer, Manager, Petroleum Concessions Limited, and Petroleum Concessions (Qatar) Limited; other British officials in the region; and representatives of the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO), the Eastern Bank Limited, and the Government of Bahrain.

The papers cover: the granting of permission to Shaikh Abdullah to import 450 rifles, .303 bore, with 225,000 rounds of ammunition, and fifty Mauser rifles, 7.9 mm bore, with 25,000 rounds of ammunition, December 1937 - March 1939 (folios 6-104); a request by Shaikh Abdullah for the supply of armoured cars fitted with machine guns, July 1938 - July 1939 (folios 81-109); reports on Qatar affairs from Ernest Vincent Packer, Petroleum Concessions Limited, Bahrain, and by 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 (including relations between Qatar and Bahrain, and correspondence concerning the appointment by Shaikh Abdullah of an Iraqi adviser on oil affairs), December 1939 - November 1941 (folios 115-157); and a further request by Shaikh Abdullah for machine guns and ammunition, the resulting dispatch to the Gulf of six captured Breda machine guns and ammunition, and 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. 's decision that the machine guns should be distributed equally between the Shaikhs of Qatar, Dubai, and Sharjah, 'the importance of Qatar's defence having diminished owing to the closure of oil operations, while others now have important R.A.F. installations in their Shaikhdoms' (folio 199), July 1942 - October 1943 (folios 159-212).

The Arabic language content of the file consists of approximately thirty folios of correspondence (with translations into English) 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. , Bahrain, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Ruler of Qatar.

Extent and format
1 volume (239 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are filed in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminate in a set of notes (folios 218-238). Circled serial numbers in red ink, which occur occasionally in the papers, refer to entries in the notes.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 241; 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 4-240; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in same position as the main sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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