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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [48r] (100/543)
The record is made up of 1 file (268 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1937-28 Jul 1937. 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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Translation of letter dated Ibtn iiabi Tdani 13bb(24.6.1937)
from Shaikh Abdullah bin ^asim al Thani, Ruler of
Qatar, to Captain T.Hickinbotham,
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Bahrain.
After Compliments.
1 beg to state tnat it has been ascertained by
me that some five days ago(orders)were issued to tne effect
that goolo and merchandize should not be shipped to Qatar
from %hmn. /iltiiougn some goods belonging to my subjects
arrived at the -Bahrain Pier lor shipment, they were detained.
I am surprised at such an act. ,,hat is the reason for it
and on what grounds they have been detained ? Is it admissible
to take such an act? I am also surprised to notice these
actions going on tnese days in Bahrain which are against the
laws and rules. 1 ooserve supplies being sent from Bahrain
to tne rioters and insurgents ol my subjects such as goods, arms
men and ammunition. These are all hostile deeds which the
circumstances do not allow. It has also been ascertained Dy
me that my representatives Salih bin u&Ri' and ftasir bin
Abdullah bin iitiyah were prevented from leaving to my side al ter
they had terminated tne negotiations which took a long time
without any result or a,ail. i did not understand lor what
reason they were prevented from leaving. I, therefore, request
you not to keep ray above mentioned representatives at Bahrain
and that, on the receipt ol my letter, you will permit tnera to
come as their prevention is considered as an insult to them
witnout any reason. I am to draw your kind attention to
brave and noble persons who preler to follow the right and
equitable way and to see to nothing but justice.
consider these inconsistent acts as I believe you are from those
Usual Ending.
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This file contains correspondence regarding tensions between Qatar and Bahrain over the ownership of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and related clashes that took place between the forces of Qatar and members of the Al Naim tribe (allied to the Al Khalifa, the ruling family of Bahrain).
Much of the correspondence relates to British-mediated negotiations and as such, it consists of letters (in Arabic and English translation) between Tom Hickinbotham, Britain's Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain, and the rulers of Qatar and Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, respectively. The file also contains correspondence between Hickinbotham, Shaikh Rashīd bin Muḥammad, Chief of the Al Naim tribe and Charles Belgrave, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.
The file contains copies of British Government correspondence from 1874-1876 when similar tensions had arisen between Qatar and Bahrain over Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. (ff 178-197) and also includes a series of 12 black and white, aerial photographs of Qatar, mainly of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. (ff 251-263).
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- 1 file (268 folios)
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 219-234; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'File 4/13 II Zubarah'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:10v, 12r:15v, 17r:20v, 22r:34v, 36r:46v, 48r:49v, 51r:57v, 59r:64v, 66r:75v, 79r:80v, 83r:107v, 109r:111v, 113r:113v, 117r:124v, 126r:126v, 129r:145v, 147r:151v, 153r:153v, 157r:164v, 166r:166v, 168r:213v, 215r:230v, 232r:232v, 234r:235v, 236ar:236av, 237r:240v, 242r:245v, 247r:247v, 249r:267v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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