'File No. B/1 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Shaikh and Notables of Qatar.’ [136r] (276/309)
The record is made up of 1 file (150 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1926-8 Jan 1944. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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Translation of letter da■ed 25th November 1942 from
Salih bin Sulaiman al Mani, Qatar to the Political
Agent, Bahrain.
A.C.
I am pleased to express to you the happiness
and pleasure I have retained for the advance of the
victorous British 8th Army and their success against
the enemy, which has proved the bravery of the British
forces and their firm stand. I hope, Inshallah, that
the hopes arid amibitions of the enemy in all fields
will be destructed by the experience and knowledge
of the Commanders of the British troops and the
wise policy (6f the Government). It is an honour
to me to offer my best congratulations to you for
this victory.
U.E.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of petitions and letters mainly 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 and the Ruler of Qatar. The two exchanged petitions on behalf of locals from Bahrain and Qatar respectively. The petitions were mainly regarding claims of debts, properties, stolen boats and inheritance. Debtors from Qatar fled to Bahrain, hence the Ruler of Qatar requested for them to be seized. 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. in turn replied with the available information about the named subjects at his end. The same procedure was done with the Bahraini debtors who fled to Qatar.
The file includes correspondence regarding the arrangement of visits of 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 to Doha. It also includes correspondence regarding the progress the British Army was making during The Second World War in which the Ruler of Qatar sent his congratulations to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain.
Most of the correspondence in the file is in Arabic. Folios 143-151 are file notes.
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- 1 file (150 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 152; 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. Additional irregular foliation sequences are present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 4-41 and ff 98-151 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1858
- Title
- 'File No. B/1 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Shaikh and Notables of Qatar.’
- Pages
- 36r:36v, 136r:137v, 140r:141v
- Author
- Āl Māni', Ṣāliḥ bin Sulaiman
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1858
- Title
- 'File No. B/1 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Shaikh and Notables of Qatar.’
- Pages
- 12r:12v, 90r:90v, 102r:102v, 106r:106v, 108r:108v, 111r:111v, 112r:112v, 116r:116v, 118r:118v, 123r:124v, 135r:135v, 136r:136v, 140r:140v
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