"ملف 4/13 II‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٨] (٥٤٣/٢٠)

Translation of letter dated 29th. Rabi Awvval 1256(9.6.37)
from Shaikh 'Abdullah bin Qasim al 'Tiiani, Ruler
of Qatar, to Captain T.Hickinbotham, Political Agent^
Balirain.
After Compliments.
I have the honour to bring to pour kind
notice the question of Zubarah. I have repeatedly pointed
out to you my difepproval of the encroachment done to us
by the Bahrain People by their imaginary claim vhich has
neither set upon a foundation nor is according to any
rule of intellect and logic. This is the claim which
they created about Zubarah which is my lend and one of
the Qatar Coasts. You asked me Then you visited Dohah
to send two representatives in order to negotiate and
investigate the case of Zubarah with the representatives
of His Highness the Raler of Bahrain. I was quite certain
that there was no necessity for negotiation in a clear
matter but I c.ould not disagree with your wishes. And in
accordance with your desire, 1 sent my two representatives
to Bahrain for negotiation under your supervision. My
representatives produced evident proof that Zubarah is an
inseparable part of Qatar territory. In conclusion proposals
were put forward by the representatives of His Highness
the Ruler Ox Bahrain to which form 1 could not agree as I
considered it the very claim created by them, but being anxia
to preserve the friendship existing between me aid His Highn
ess the Ruler of Bahrain and in order to strengthen the
neignoourly relations I inserted certain modifications and
submitted them as explained to you in the modification. I
pointed out to you and I also wrote to the Honourable the
Political Resident that that was the extreme limit possible
for the agreement but I learnt that the representatives of
His Highness are adhering to their own views and still want
to encroach upon my right, attempting tc cut a part from my