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Coll 7/32 'Persian Gulf: supply of arms and ammunition to the Shaikh of Qatar' [71r] (141/167)
The record is made up of 1 file (82 folios). It was created in 9 May 1935-28 Aug 1939. It was written in English. 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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Political Atf® qy,
Bahrain, t!w 1st ^bruary 1^36•
ffyoxn ^ Lieut.-CJolo *«1 Oordon looh»a71l»t
Political A^e^t,
T^ahrai: •
To - The Ho; curable the lolitioal US si dent
in theleraian Xilf,
BjiBhire«
Hi fl ea for the -ihalVh of ^ a tar •
air,
I hare the honour to refer to your ttcwora^duai -0.^7 dated
the ibth Ja*4iary 103»i regard! rifle a for the Jiiaikh of ^atar
a.4 to Infom you that I toentlo^ed the matter to Jhaikh f Abdullah
bin |teiio al Ihaiii on the 20th January 1-3C *
2* shaikh •Abdullah obvioualy tliou ^ht, inou^i he was polite
enough not t say 3o» that I was * touting* il? you will pardon
the expreasio .) forBritioh firms, thou ( ^i he appreciated the
point of havin , rifles ^ildh will take <Saverteae^t*403 amrunition
a«id can be repaired by the Hoyal Air bree.
3* He said that he had ordered fire samples frun British
firms and five from others a d that, when he had received them,
he would select a suitable o^e* He expected that, if he were
to be attacked by a powerful enemy, Government would in any
ousie t^ive him anas and ammunition and would -ot leave nira to
defend on his ow.* arms* 1 replied that it was in just these
c ire ups tan css, and because they raijftt have to help him, that
Ooverianent would wish that his men should oe armed with rifles
for which they could, if necessary, provide aiaw<u.*ltion, a^id
that thou^i we mi^t always have ammunition, we miclit not
always be able to supply rifles in a sudden eiuerege. cy• He also
said that covernment ammunition was always old a d that his
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Correspondence regarding requests from the Shaikh of Qatar ('Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī) to import arms and ammunition, under the terms of his 1916 treaty with Britain.
The correspondence documents attempts to convince the Shaikh to purchase British-manufactured arms and ammunition, on the grounds that, should an emergency situation arise, the Government of India would be in a better position to fulfil Qatari demands for ammunition and spare parts. The correspondence also discusses British concerns that the Shaikh intended to sell the imported arms, that arming Qatar would lead to tensions with Ibn Sa'ūd, and that Germany could increase their commercial and political influence in the region if the Shaikh equipped his army with German munitions. The file also includes a small quantity of correspondence with BSA Guns Limited, regarding orders for arms and ammunition and applications for the requisite export licences.
The primary correspondents are the 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. Political Department, the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, 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. , 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, and the Air Officer Commanding British Forces in Iraq.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (82 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 83; 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 external leather cover wraps around the documents; the inside front cover has been foliated as f 1.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2200
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- Coll 7/32 'Persian Gulf: supply of arms and ammunition to the Shaikh of Qatar'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:23v, 25r:56v, 58r:80v, 83r:83v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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