'File 19/243 III (C 95) Zubarah' [‎192r] (398/462)

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"We have been surprised to see ^our Highness referring to
Zu^arah as your country. Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. as eTerybody Knows is
an inseparable part of ^atar. It is my country and not
yours.^ As a result of this ahaikh aalman sent a strong
protest 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. Yftio replied on instructions
from this 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. that the 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. had never
supported His Highness* claims to the Zuharah area. About
this time Shaikh Salman sent some of his subjects to C^atar
to graze their camels and flocks there as they used to do
in the past. On their landing they were met by one of
Shaikh Abdullah^ men who told them that they could not
leave for Bahrain without his permission. This led to
another protest from Shaikh Salman and ever s i ice he has
been addressing the 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 the Political
A^ent about his "rights" in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. . In July 194b he even
tried to make the favourable settlement of his claim to
Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. a condition precedent to lease oi some land to the
P.G.I'. According to my latest information the Jhalfe-n's
subjects are now travelling to and from .atar without any
interference and the chief thing that rarkies r
Salman's mind is the existence of Shaikh Abdullah f s fort
in the Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. area. The past history of the case however
shows that the Al Khalifah's real object is to get Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
recognised as Bahrain territory. Shaikh Salman's obsession
with the subject amounts almost to mental derangement, and
I 8^ told that the same was the case with his father ohaiKh
Hamad.
4. Wor the present I have instructed the Political
Agent Bahrain to do his best to find some modus vivendi
between Bahrain and qatar so as to avoid if possible a
return to the blockade and boycott which existed from 1936
to 1944. I am afraid that there is little or no prospect
that Shaikh Salman will ever cease from troubling us on
the subject of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. however definitely he may be told
that his claiws to territory on the mainland cannot be
supported*
5. I am sending a copy of this letter to the
(iovemment of India. x
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
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 ^ulf •
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