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'File No. E/3. QATAR - Shaikhs Jasim & Ahmad al Thani & death of Shaikh Jasim in 1913' [92r] (197/394)
The record is made up of 1 volume (189 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1900-5 May 1920. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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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Kax-r, .vhich one following is a "transla'tion:-
T On Thursday morning at one o'clock (Turkish) ^
2Soh i i l nt, O.S. (presumably i.Iay), a "two-funnel led r British
sbeamei arrived and anchored "oen min'xes' dis'tance out;. An
OificGi s ^ bo my re encuiries, but at the same time
the sueamer's boat came to the shore with J aibs of Bushire
and Bahrein, zhe Captain and a dragoman. On being asked why
they•h-a come tncy replied that they had business with
Sheikh Abdullah. They were requested to address themselves
bo mc , and a... ber tney had rested a little we discussdd
mauteis. iney sa.id bhey had beeii the day before to 3heikh
Jasrii-c oh-ihani and had the intention of touching at other
places ml Lhe coa c -.t, their object being to wa/rn the Sheikhs
^ ^ ^ v 1 ^ tne pii-atical acts of Ahmed—es—Selman. Ve con
versed in suitable language, and I pointed out to them that
it was not proper that they should come without orders,
and tnat in such matters they should have consulted the VaLc
and act according to his instructions; they then returned
to the steamer,which left. Prom the enquiries which I made
both open and secret, it appears that their object was to
force bhe oheikhs oo put do^cn these piracies or else to
give them a document stating that they were powerless to do
so, which would be undesirable, as 'our Excellency will
admit"
iloustafe Hilmi Bey confirming the statements of .lajor
i imet i.fiendi states that it is essential that t/he persons
arrested on account of Ahmed-es-Selman's piracies should
be punisned so as oo afford no scope for such intervention,
^in . a-sra and "ohe negro Salim, two of the pirate's com
panions had been arrested at Katif, but though Saoim avowed
nic ' Suilt, as proved by the papers sent to the ilutessarif,
tne latter ordered him lo be released. The Commandant of
J 'ejd further complains that the Jlutessarif has given no
effect to his request for the despatch of the Turkish gun-
boat "Kilid-el-Bahr M to patrol the coa^t so as to deprive
English of their excuse for interfering, and he conclu
des
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bushire, Bahrain and the Foreign Department of the Government of India, as well as with Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī, Shaikh Aḥmad bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī.
The first part of the file covers Britain’s relations with Qatar between 1900 and 1905, and includes: details of gift giving to members of the Āl Thānī family in 1900, 1903 and 1904; details concerning Turkish activities in Qatar; various correspondence among British officials discussing the status of Qatar vis-à-vis Britain and possible future treaty relations; the status of the Āl Thānī family as the ruling family of Qatar; the position of Shaikh Aḥmad vis-à-vis his brother Shaikh Jāsim; and a short historical sketch of Qatar from 1766 to 1902 (folio 44).
The pages of the file that cover the years 1905 to 1909 include Fancis Beville Prideaux's report on his visit to Shaikh Jāsim at Lusayl and Shaikh Aḥmad at Doha (al-Bidda‘) (folios 49-59) in November 1905; details concerning the murder of Shaikh Aḥmad in December 1905 (folios 60-76); Turkish activities in Qatar (for example, folios 92, 95 and 102); illness of Shaikh Jāsim’s son, ‘Abd al-Raḥman, in March 1906 (folio 71); piracy activities of Aḥmad bin Salmān (folio 82); and the Āl Thānī family’s relations with Ibn Sa‘ūd (folios 114-117A) and the Āl Khalīfah family (folios 119-127).
The pages of the file covering 1913 to 1920 deal with Shaikh Jāsim’s illness and eventual death in July 1913 and the subsequent succession of his son, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (folios 147-156); details of relations between the Āl Khalīfah family and Qatar, particularly with regard to al-Zubārah (folio 157) and their pearling interests; and a proposed tour of Qatar and the awarding of the C.I.E. [Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire] to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (folios 157-181).
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- 1 volume (189 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: This file has a foliation number in the top right hand corner of each folio. The number is enclosed by a circle.
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- Title
- 'File No. E/3. QATAR - Shaikhs Jasim & Ahmad al Thani & death of Shaikh Jasim in 1913'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1ev, 2r:3r, 4r:5v, 6v:20v, 21v:62v, 64r:68v, 70r:85v, 85ar:85av, 86r:105v, 107r:109v, 111r:116v, 117ar:117bv, 119r:119v, 121r:121v, 123r:125v, 127r:129v, 131r:132v, 134r:134v, 136r:138v, 140r:141v, 143r:143v, 145r:149v, 151r:154v, 156r:158v, 160r:188v, back-i, back
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