'File 19/243 IV Zubarah' [‎74r] (147/322)

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CONFIDENTIAL
No.1640-S
My dear Jackson,
PERSIAM GULF RESIDEWCg.
BAHRAIN
the 16th September 1947
Will you please refer to my demi-official
letter No.l646-S dated the 26th August, 1947, to Bance 7
2. I visited Shaikh Salman on the 8th and as
was to be expected it was not long before he started to
ta?k about Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. * The following is a summary of the
conversation.
3. He asked what were the 'privileges 1 to
which I had referred. I pointed out that I had written
in the past tfinse -• which he admitted -• and that since
the A1 Khalifah had come from Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. to Bahrain it was
he who should tell me, and not I him. He said that he
wanted my reply since that might enable him further to
substantiate his claim to Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. today. I replied that
I had no detailed knowledge of the A1 Khalifah when they
were in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. , and that neither I nor Government,
admitted that he had rights or privileges (other than as
agreed upon by the Shaikh of Qatar) in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. , and that
I was not going to make any admission on that score.
4. He requested me either to write and state
that he had no claim or else to make the Shaikh of Qatar
act in accordance with the Agreement. To the former I
pointed out that I should do nothing of the sort, since
whenever I visited him either as 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. , or
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , he never failed to mention the subject
and I never failed to give him a long hearing. As regards
the latter I said that I was not convinced that he himself
was keeping to the Agreement which in any case concerned
Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and should not be brought to bear on all disputes
between Qatar and Bahrain. For instance he congratulated
himself on welcoming some sons of Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah
bin Jassim to Bahrain to attend the Mission Hospital.
When I pointed out that the Shaikh of Qatar had stated that
he would welcome him to Qatar he replied, as usual, that
he did not trust Abdullah bin Jassim and that he wanted his
"freedom". I pointed out also that the Shaikh of Qatar
had expressed himself willing in writing to make detailed
proposals regarding the Agreement which he the Shaikh,
had not accepted.
6. Shaikh Salman said that he had proofs of his
rights to which I replied that I was not Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. ,
and that the permanent incumbent of this post would soon
return, and thet doubtless he would then have an opportunity
of further representing his case should he wish to do so.
Yours sincerely,
.N. Jackson, Esquire, M.B.E.,
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 .