Joint Tribute Payable by Qatar and Bahrain to the Amir of Najd

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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 6 December 1871.

The letter encloses one from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, 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. , to the Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , dated 12 September 1871. The Enclosure concerns a report from Baghdad that British vessels had intimidated people at Guttur [Qatar] and demanded payment of money on behalf of Saood [Saud ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd, Amir of Najd]. Pelly states that the story was probably based on false reports of arrangements made in 1868 for the payment by Qatar of an annual subsidy to Bahrein [Bahrain], which formed part of a joint tribute paid to the 'Wahabee Ameer' [Amir of Najd]. The letter also encloses one from the Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , dated 26 October 1871, warning that the issue of sovereignty over Qatar, which arose from Pelly's letter, was one that should be taken up by the Foreign Office with the Ottoman Government.

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1 item (4 folios)

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Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/268

Written in

English in Latin script

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Archival item

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Original held at

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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Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 531-534

Former external reference(s)

Political No. 198 of 1871

History of this record

Date(s)

12 Sep 1871-8 Jan 1872 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

SubsidiesSovereignty

Places

Guttur

People & organisations

Political Resident, Persian Gulf

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Joint Tribute Payable by Qatar and Bahrain to the Amir of Najd, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 531-534, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00000e> [accessed 20 April 2024]

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