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'File 19/243 IV Zubarah' [118r] (235/322)
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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PERI>IAh GULF
RESIDENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
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BAHRAIN,
1st July, 1948•
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Sir, , 5-^
I have the honour to forward herewith
a representation addressed to you, Sir, which has
been received from His Highness Shaikh Salman, Ruler
of Bahrain, on the subject of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
. I will
forward my comments and suggestions regarding the
reply which should be returned to the Shaikh In due
course. The case Is a very long and complicated one
as will be seen from a note by Colonel Galloway which
I enclose, giving Its history down to July 1946.
I
2. I have little doubt that the Shaikh
originally Intended to present his letter to you
personally during his proposed visit to the United
Kingdom later this year and It Is only because he has
now abandoned all Idea of an early visit to London
that he has forwarded It through 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.
.
X also consider It safe to conjecture that lir.
Ballantyne, c.f. Eastern Department letter (E 7379/72/91)
Its
of the 4th June 1948, has had a hand li^draftlng. I do
not think, for Instance, that Shaikh Salman of his own
accord would have used the somewhat discourteous
language which Is found In Its tenth paragraph.
I have the honour to. be,
Sir,
With great truth and respect.
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
The Rt. Hon. Ernest Bevln, M.P.
<5cC., &.C., &c. ,
Foreign Office,
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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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