'File 9/35 Eastern Bank Branch in Qatar'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 9/35 Eastern Bank Branch in Qatar'
- Date:
- 1947/1950
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Political Agency at Bahrain, the Political Residency in the Gulf, the India Office and the Eastern Bank Limited concerning the opening of a branch of the Bank in Qatar in 1947.The file also contains some correspondence with Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar, and correspondence between the Ruler of Qatar and the Eastern Bank, in Arabic with English translation.The dismissal of the branch's bank manager in 1950 is also the subject of some later correspondence within the file.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 60; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-55; these numbers are also written in pencil and ink, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Banking
- Geographic region:
- Qatar
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001ea_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001ea_en
IOR/R/15/2/379
IOR/R/15/2/379