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'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [72r] (160/460)
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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( . rajlc lation 6f letter i^Ated 27th June 1915.)
TO#
;-halkh Abdullah bin Qaoem bin Thani,
A «C« #
I t in a lon^; tine since I have Had the plaaeure of
r
ooranuni eating with you direot^but after our laot meeting,:
w0n t to the headquarters of the Government in India # and only
returned on the outbreak of the war.
I hope all io well with you# 1 fjend herowith#and coramend
him to your kindneeeta Itirlcioh officer,Abdul Jabbar Hffendi#.
i e U oent with a meesa^e from me to the Command' nt of the
Turkieh detachment at your port»It io the intention of the
Commander of the British Forces here to remove the Turkish ool»
iiern from Al-H©d&tt i but if it can be avoided # he does not de
sire to send men-of-war and troops to your port#and perhaps
oauee bdoodshed.
Ttie Turkish troops are so few in number that however
bravely they fl .^ht they cannot guoceed and will only lose their
lives#and we do not desiro bloodshed especiall;? in yoiir port#
no pi am sending to them this officer #and i hope he will be
able brinn them away to Bahrain with him# i^iey can brin^^
their arms wi.th them,and I be# your Honour on ray behalf to
provide thom with salllnj* boats and any nooenftarlee tliey may
need to taV:e them to Dahrain ,and on hearing from you through
the iblitioal A ^ent Bahrain I will re -imburse you the amount
expended#
I vount upon your cooperation In thin mat 1 er especially ii*
pernuadinr; the IMrkifili fioldiers to come away quietly so as to
navo fighting and firing of guns from the ships* ^liey should
nurrender themrelvep to the Itolitioal A^ent Bahrain and he
will send them on to me ♦end th«y will be sent + -o ,1oln the
other 'Turkish prisoners in a cool station in India and be vrell
cared for#
Here,thank Crod # all is going well, we are now in ocoupa-
tiob of Amara and Nasiriyeh and the Busreh vilayet is In
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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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