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'File 1/A/5 II Administration: Qatar affairs' [162r] (328/486)
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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/ 5
Confidential*
Ko .C/1074
To
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain, the 20th July 1942
The Hon* hie the Political Hesident
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Bushire.
Memorandum
I enclose a copy of a letter dated 11th July 1942, to
gether with a translation, which I have received from the Shaikh
of Qatar.
2. When I was at Dohah at the beginning of this month the
Shaikh told rae that he wanted to be in a position to protect him
self and his people rl if the enimy c©flie n # He asked me whether X
could secure for him a machine gun and ammunition for it. I told
him that it was most unlikely that a machine gun could be spared
at the present time. The Shaikh then went on to say that he badly
needed ammunition for the rifles which had been n supplied to him
by the British Government". He said that the Government had pro
mised to keep him supplied with ammunition, but that he had not been
given any recently and his stock was running low. I asked what the
ammunition had been used on. He replied "On gazelle", vshen I
asked the Shaikh what kind of ammunition he wanted, he produced as
e sample a .303 bullet, hard nosed, Mark VXX, made by Kynoch.
3. Since my return to Bahrain I have looked up the records
in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, and find that the Shaikh imported into Qatar in 1939
450 rifles .303 bore ^ith 225,000 rounds of ammunition. The purchase
of these rifles and the ammunition had, of course, been previously
authorised by 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.
(vide
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.
Memorandum
V> I*}
8o.C/500 dated 4th August 193S).
4. I should have liked, while I was at Dohah, to check the
number of rifles kept by the Shaikh, and to find out how much
nomunition he really had left. His replies to my questions on these
points were evasive. I suspect that he has more ammunition than
be admits, as he is an inveterate hoarder, but reliable information
could not be obtained.
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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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 'File 1/A/5 II Administration: Qatar affairs'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:10v, 12r:25v, 27r:27v, 29r:29v, 31r:36v, 38r:38v, 42r:42v, 49r:51v, 54r:56v, 61r:61v, 63r:66v, 68r:73v, 76r:76v, 78r:80v, 82r:82v, 84r:94v, 96r:100v, 102r:105v, 107r:108v, 115r:116v, 119r:119v, 122r:124v, 128r:131v, 133r:134v, 136r:141v, 144r:144v, 148r:148v, 150r:151v, 154r:158v, 160r:174v, 177r:178v, 180r:183v, 185r:193v, 196r:199v, 202r:213v, 218r:240v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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