'Reports of K'

Title:

'Reports of K'

Date:

1934/1935

Description:

Abstract: 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.Physical description: 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.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Espionage

Geographic region:

Qatar

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000193_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000193_en
IOR/R/15/2/924
IOR/R/15/2/924

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