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Coll 30/31 'Hasa Coast; Entry of Hindu Merchants into Hasa; Attitude of Ibn Saud' [‎46r] (91/116)

The record is made up of 1 file (56 folios). It was created in 13 Apr 1928-30 Apr 1934. 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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Khidam and deductions from grain business. Thus the
total bribe to the Governor of Qatif, which procured
him permission to return was Rs. 2529-5-0.
I suggested to Mr. Ghanshamdas that he might use
the key which was so successful in opening the door of
Qatif on the former occasion. He replied that it was
all very well once in a way, out was liaole to become
too costly.
5. I was at first doubtful whether the present
expulsion was due to an attempt at extort ion, or to orders
from Bin Baud who hoped by this means to put some slight
pressure on His Majesty’s Government. In the light of the
fresh information from Kuwait however i aw now Ox opinion
that the Bunniahs have beenordered t,o leave Qatif to
^ isave them from the fanaticism of the Akhwan.

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This file contains correspondence pertaining to the re-entry of Hindu merchants to al-Hasa and Qatif after a number of them had been ordered to leave in 1928.

The majority of the correspondence in the file is between British officials, but it also contains a limited amount of letters that were exchanged between British diplomatic staff in Jeddah and the King of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Sa'ud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd] and one of his closest advisors, Yusuf Yassin.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (56 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 58; these numbers are written in pencil 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.

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Coll 30/31 'Hasa Coast; Entry of Hindu Merchants into Hasa; Attitude of Ibn Saud' [‎46r] (91/116), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3745, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100050188834.0x00005c> [accessed 13 May 2024]

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