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'File 19/243 IV Zubarah' [53r] (105/322)
The record is made up of 1 file (161 folios). It was created in 14 Dec 1946-28 Aug 1948. 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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NOTE RECORDING Mr. BELGRAVE's VISIT TO THE
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.
ON 17TH MAY, 1947.
On Saturday, 17th May, about noon, Mr. Belgrave
asked if he could see me and came over to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
shortly afterr/ards. He told me that he had just come
from an interview with the Shaikh and that the latter
had said that he did not want bad relations with the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and wondered whether he should see the political
Resident or myself about the correspondence which had
taken place as a result of the incident regarding
Jassim bin Mohammed and of the Shaikh's letter complain
ing of the "interference" of Captain Ranee in his internal
affairs.
I said that I also wished for good relations
with the Shaikh, but that if he wished to come to see
me it would be vain for him to enter into discussion
as to the merits of his arrest and imprisonment of
Jassim bin Mohammed since what I was concerned with
was his letter complaining of the Assistant Political
Agent's interference, and I wanted an explanation of
what amounted to an accusation against the A.P.A.
before I could consider {ilSKHXxisK discussing the merits
of the case of Jassim bin Mohammed, or indeed any other
case connected with Qatar.
Mr. Belgrave said that he would try to get the
Shaikh to give an explanation of his statements about
the A.P.A. and I said that the A.P.A. should be present.
The Shaikh came to see me this morning. May 20th, and
in an interview which lasted an hour and twenty minutes,
the Shaikh gave as much an explanation as one is likely
to get out of him. The note herewith gives an account
of the gist of the conversations. The A.P.A. was present
throughout.
Sd./- C.J. PELLY
20th May, 1947.
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This file contains correspondence about on-going tensions between Bahrain and Qatar regarding the ownership of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. after the Al Khalifa and Al Thani families had signed an agreement (mediated by the British) in 1944. The correspondence discusses disagreements between Bahrain and Qatar concerning their interpretation of the wording of the 1944 agreement and also the emigration of the Al Bu Rumaih tribe from Bahrain to Qatar (without permission of the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa).
On folios 8-4, the file contains a summary of all the key events related to the dispute over Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. from 1766 until 1946.
A small sketch map of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and the surrounding area is contained on folio 117.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (161 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a correspondence file bound with treasury tags, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.
There are three incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 161, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file.
f.117 is stored in an envelope (f.116).
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/372
- Title
- 'File 19/243 IV Zubarah'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:105v, 106v, 115v:116v, 117v:160v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence