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'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [129r] (274/460)
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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and if not obtained,also you deserve gratitude and thanks,
Secondly brother you have mentioned about the joining with
^ 4^-r.rifl Whoever sends any thing i s no t responsible
other friers •
for another, and this thing will be between him and between
God, and his confidence will not be betrayed to any body,evBn
if it be his brother. If there is fear of this sort how
then will the subscription be raised; naturally there may be
one who will inform the enemy but if one wants to do any thing
within himself he should not allow any one else,to take part
in it,so that the news may not go out to the enemy. It is
necessary that the qaestion should be treated as a secret.
In short we are in the severest hardship today,and if your
manhood accepts that the enemies may rejoice against us,it
depends on your prudence, and if you can contribute any
thing this is your day; because a friend should be useful
I
in the day of need, and should do his best according to his
means and should not be aegligent in that respect.
Well then,brother,our news here is that Bin Saud has
been very badly flefeated,and his brother Saad has been killdd
fiify was
and/hadhar M 300 menand his camp .taken and he is wounded in
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the waist. About this prisoner we have not heard and
re cjiest you not to stop communication of news to us and here~
with you will find a letter which you may hand over to Abdur
Rahman Zayani and convey our best salaams to your father and
whoever may be dear to you.and to Abdul Aziz Zobairi and
from here all friends give you salaams and may you remain sfif .
And inform the recipient of the letter that it is from
so and so and salaam.
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/30
- Title
- 'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913'
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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