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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [‎180r] (365/543)

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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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Mo. D64 of 1674
to - Shaiicn 5aau ben All
Cnief of Banrain.
Dated 2nd ^elkaacta 1291 .
12th December 1674
A/0,
You will recollect tnat when I had the pleasure of an
interriew with you on btn November 1874 at Bahrain you spoke on
tne subject of Zobarah and your wish to assist in defending it. On
taat occasion I informed you tmt thougn I would not interfere with
the despatch of reinforcements if purely for defence tnat it was
a matter for your own consideration as to the expediency of the
measure as affecting your interests and that the British Government
could not undertake responsibility for results if you interfered
on the mainland and got mixed up in complications tnere, I took
tne opportunity to repeat to your tne advice you nave bo often
received irom tne British Resident to keep clear of the feuds on
the mainland and especially to avoid giving offence to the Turkish
Government. *
0o7ernment of India, I am instructed by Goverrment tnat if you
any
ahould taxe^part in complications on tne mainland the British
Government will not guarantee you protection.
As tnis is a matter of importance, I have deemed it in
accordance with friendship to inform you at once of tne decision of
UoTernnent and I tnerafore naye deputed Captain Fraeer to proceed in
8 j0T ernment yeasel on a visit to you, with tnis letter, in order
*l»t you may fully understand the decision of Government.
I trust you are well and tnat you will inform me of your
•Ifare m ail respects and of an occurrences wnenever opportunities
2T4th Ramazan 1291
Having reported the nature of this conversation to tne
dated the 19th December 1874 ,
nment of India,
‘s letter Mo, 1427
301

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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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