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IOR/R/15/2/924
- Record Id:
- 040-000229237
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000193
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100025289517.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/924
- Title:
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'Reports of K'
- Scope & Content:
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The contents of the file relate to 'K' an individual whose name was at the time known only to the Political Agent (Percy Gordon Loch) and Head Munshi (Saiyid 'Abdul Razzaq) at Bahrain and who provided information and intelligence on affairs in the Persian Gulf, particularly attempts by American oil companies to compete for an oil concession in Qatar.
The file contains correspondence includes letters and reports written by 'K', and a letter from the Political Agent at Bahrain regarding the decision to dispense with 'K's services in April 1935.
Also included in the file are intelligence reports from 1935 written by Charles Clark Mylles, an employee of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company based in Qatar, regarding the activities of certain locals believed to be acting on behalf of American oil interests. It was believed that the American Oil Companies wished to negotiate for an oil concession in Qatar and were attempting to make this known to the Shaikh of Qatar (Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī) through local agents employed on their behalf.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000229229
040-000229237 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/917-924 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Special Papers
IOR/R/15/2/924 : Reports of K - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0004]/037-000229229[0008]/040-000229237
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (17 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000193
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1934
- End Date:
- 1935
- Date Range:
- 11 Apr 1934-25 Apr 1935
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 19; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)