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'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [45r] (106/460)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 19 Jun 1913-30 Jan 1920. 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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J ! 10
CONFIDENTIAL.
Keyes, Bahrein.
Knox, Bushire.
25-0
the 9th September 1914#
Pron: the attached independent account of the quarrel
betv /oen bhaikh Abdullah and his cousins, it appears that Yusuf*
anoo has perhaps exaggerated the tension between them# Shaikh
Abdullah does not appear to be a man of any strength of charac
ter. It was with difficulty that he was persuaded to undertake
the duties of Chief of Doha after the nii &er of Shaikh Ahmad as
he prefered pearl dealing to responsibility; and he more than
on0o during his father's life time threatened to resirri owinr
bo >haikh Ahmad s sons not treating him with proper considera
tion. Ilia present petulant attitude shows that he has not
gained strength with responsibility. Shaikh Khalifah not
shaikh Abdullah is Shaikh Jasim's eldest son. Uy records do
ru- o sn^w why bhaikh Jasim nominatsd him as his successor. The
recent quarrel has ostensibly been settled, but there is no
doubt ohat /Jin .>aud would find a considerable following from
the malcontents among the Qatr Shaikhs, although the majority
of common people apparently favour Shaikh Abdullah.
..he news in my No.24—0 as to Bin Saud's Intervention
having been invoked was obtained from Shaikh Muqbil, and I
think that there is no doubt that ho is being egged on from
Basrah to realise his old ambition of absorbing Qatr. Consi
dering Shaikh Muqbil f s relations with Bin Saud I am inclined
to think that the information was in the nature of a "ballon
d^essai" . It was in the form of a message and I made no
reply.
It would be convenient for mo to know 'lovernment 1 s in
tentions in the matter. Unless you direct me to^contrary, I
pronose, if :>haikh Muqbil raises matter directly, to say that
Bin
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Dated
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bahrain, Bushire, and the Foreign Department of the Government of India and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, as well as reports by Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo.
These correspondence and reports concern Britain's relations with the Āl Thānī family in the context of the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 and the nature of a possible treaty with Qatar; reports by Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo concerning the death of Shaikh Jāsim in 1913 and the succession of his son, Shaikh ‘Abd Allāh (folios 22-33); the withdrawal of the Turkish garrison from al-Bida‘ (Doha) in 1915 (folios 71-99); and the progress of the First World War and the Tangistan affair (folio 90).
The latter part of the file concerns the state of the pearling industry in Qatar; the case of a pearl thief in 1915, involving the Shaikhs of Qatar, Bahrain and Sharjah; and relations between Qatar and Bahrain as told by Ṣāliḥ al-Māni‘ (folios 213-217). In addition, there are details concerning the conclusion of the Anglo-Qatar Treaty on 3 November 1916 (folios 201-208).
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- 1 volume (223 folios)
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This file is arranged in approximately chronological order.
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Foliation: This file has two foliation numbers in the front top right hand corner of each folio. The primary number is enclosed by a circle and begins on the first page. The secondary number is not enclosed by a circle, appears on the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and the top left hand corner of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the page, and begins on the first page of text.
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- 'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1dv, i-r:i-v, 1er:1ev, 2r:21v, 34r:36v, 38r:38v, 40r:42v, 44r:61r, 62r:81v, 82v:86r, 87r:110r, 111r:113r, 114r, 115r:120v, 123v:130r, 131r:142v, 143v:145v, 146v:154v, 156r:171v, 172v:176v, 177v:178v, 180r:189v, 191r:194r, 195r, 196r:199r, 200r:222v, back-i
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