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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [186r] (377/543)
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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(Original on Bundle 33, file No.323-I-Vol.14 -"Bahrain
V Affaire - October 1874 to March 187b?)
C2BL-
M0.9i> of 1870. >-
qn&ikn ^bu ben All A1 ?Qialifan f
Chief of Bahrain.
Dated 4tn Buffeir 1292
12th March 1870.
a/C.
I have the honour to acknowledge tne receipt of your letters
dated 20th and 28th Ifohurram 1292 which I nave attentively per sued
and considered.
I am unable to perceive that tne matter contained in these
letters differs from wnat nas previously oeen submitted Dy me to
Government and therefore tnere is no ground for expecting tnat tne
arguments stated will cause any cnange or modification in tne course
which Government have considered it advisable for you to ^dopt as
regards affairs of tne mainland.
The reports i nave recently received induce me indeed to
tnink tnat tne state of affairs generally snows an increased
necessity for avoidance of all interference on tne mainland - wnetnc
at zobaran or any other place/no exception is made/ and this course
I have no hesitation in again urging on you as tne most friendly
advice T could give.
I trust you will look on this as tne advice which my trovern-
aent with a sincere desire for the welfare and stability oi your
Government of Bahrain Instructs me to offer and. tnat you will give
it tne earnest and grave consideration It requires and l nave no
doubt you sill always adhere to tne resolution you communicated in
your letter dated 7tn allkaada 1291 of being guided by tne wishes
17tn December ISfS
of the British Government.
T beg you will also consider tnis as coming from your well-
lisher who will always give ready ear to all matters on which you
®ay seek advice.
sd. E.C.Ross,
Lt •C ol.
H.B.M.• a political Hes ident in tne ?ers ian tiulf,
Copy forwarded to Secretary to Government of In ia, Foreign
Department, under political Resident’s letter No. 337 of 20th
Marcn 187b. 5o
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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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- 'File 4/13 II Zubarah'
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- 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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