'File 19/243 I (C 69) Zubarah' [165r] (336/416)
The record is made up of 1 volume (210 folios). It was created in 23 Mar 1937-18 Jun 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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The Qatar representatives visited Me for a fur
ther conversation on Saturday, May 29th.
Their attentions then appeared to iu-ve been di
verted from the Ka 'ia to the adsdeneanour of one Sa ! ud
t nephcr? of the ohalkb. viho it appears had stolen two
horses ^nd tv.-o camels- ond. deca®pocl 1/ night to the lUJim
^t Zulrraii whc^e received e riotous weiconie. The
represent tlvcs ^ere c ytxewly ey/ i ^cis^d in their Hinds
bccac-se thoy id fc i^forgR tion hc .d been received
thrt the Sialkii of Bahrain hi. i sent r Itumcb. cCio^s fox
the purpose of bringing r^ t ud to Bshr ^iri* They implored
use; to intercede In ordt r the t so hospitable a welcome
should not be rccoroee to hi.i; at v.oulc give imbrage to
the Shaikh of Qatar in showing hie that one who on the
face of it was intransigent and recalcitrant should re
ceive this hoaourcble welcome uhlch of itself v.oaid be
a slight upon the Shaikh, the Qatar representatives
further showed taeir dl sap ^ointment la that ^hey have
no? r been in Bahrain for four days ond *as yet had re
ceived r;o direct invitation to resume conversations with
the Bahrain 3overniiant~ I replied tlmt I thought this
was in all livelihood a nisuiiderst nding on both sides as
I myself had seen the ^Gviser and he had definitely given
the impression that the Bahrain Coveramsnt were prepared
at any time to resuma the conversations- Tliey replied to
this that it w. - • strange that the Bahrain Government had
not taken che fix*st stexj towards the reopening of the
negotiations because in the past they had always first
sent intickition as to when they would like the represen
tatives of Qatar to come for a discussion* I told the*
that I would inform the Adviser Immediately of this
impasse and that I would also speak to him concerning
the/-
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This file contains correspondence related to tensions between Bahrain (and the Al Naim tribe) and Qatar concerning the ownership of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. on the Qatar peninsula that took place between March and June 1937.
At this time, the Al Naim tribe were allied to the Al Khalifa ruling family of Bahrain who claimed Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. as a part of their own territory (the family had been based there before their conquest of Bahrain in 1783). The British authorities did not recognise the Al Khalifa's claim to Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and mediated between the two sides. The file contains extensive details of this mediation process.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (210 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence volume of which the front and back covers have become unattached.
The main foliation sequence starts at the title page and continues through to the 2nd folio from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil, circled and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
A second foliation sequence, also written in pencil but not circled starts on f.2 and runs to f.204; these numbers can also be found 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. This system forks on f.30 to form a third foliation sequence, which is out of step with the second sequence due to the fact the 1st folio marked with this sequence is labelled with a range; these numbers are also not circled, written in pencil and can be found in the same position as the other two sequences.
Foliation Errors: 1A and 1B.
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- IOR/R/15/1/369
- Title
- 'File 19/243 I (C 69) Zubarah'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1bv, 2r:60v, 61v:82v, 84r:89v, 91r:108v, 111v:120v, 122v:129v, 132r:146v, 150v:151r, 152r:167v, 169r:183v, 184v, 185v:190v, 192r:205v, ii-r:ii-v, 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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- Open Government Licence