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'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [205r] (424/460)
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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TliL BiilTlSH uoVi.iuu.tLi/i
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oiiaikii Abdulleui biii Jasim bin TnaLi, Shai^ii of ^atar.
engabicb
wiiereas xxs
devolved on
inliiereaB my ^randi at/uer, "tiie ia"te snaikii iioiiauined bin
Tuani, signed an agreement on tue 12tii Se^^embrr 1868
not to ooiamit any breaon of ti^e iJartnae Peace, and
tiiese obli^at/ionB tu tne Britisn UoverniaeLt nave
me, iiia auoopssor in ( a-bar.
(1) 1, Snaikn Abdullah bin Jasim bin I'nani, undertaiLe
Wat i will, as "to do tne friendly Arab Snaikn s of Abu L.iabi,
Dibai , Siiar^au, Ajman, xuas-ul -iCnaiaa and Umn-al-qawain,
oo-operate wi'tn tiie iii^n Britisn Government in tne suppression
of tne slave-trade and piracy and generally in tne maintenance
of tne iiaritime Peace.
r i'o tiiis end, Lieut Colonel Sir Percy Cox Political
xtesident in tne
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, nas favoured me witn uxie Trea
ties ai d Engagements, entered into between t^e Bnaikns
abovemenuioned and tiie Hign Entisn Government, and i nereby
declare ^na"0 1 will abideby tue spirit and obligations of xmr
tae aforesaid Treaties and Engagements.
(2 J on tne otner nand, the Lritisn Government undertakes
tu.at 1 and my subjects and my and tiieir vessels snail recffiive
aii tne immunities , privileges and advantages tnat are con
ferred on txie friendly Snaikus , tiieir subjects and tiieir
vessels . In "Ooken hereof , Sir Percy Co:c nas affixed uis
Bi b naXiUre witu tne daoe thereof tu eaon and every one of tne
aforesaid treaties ann nngagements m tne copy ^ranted "oo me
and i nave also affixed my signature and seal witn tne date
thereof to eacii and every one of tne aforesaid xreaties and
u^agements m two otner printed oo j les of tne same ireaoies
ai.d engagements tnat it may i ol be nidden.
(3) Aiad m particular, 1, snaikn Abdullaii, nave lurtner
publisned a .iroclamat/ion, forbidding tne import ai d saio tx
arms into my territories and ports oi i^atarX ana in considera
tion of tne undertaking into wnicii i now enter, tne Britisn
Uovernmen'u on its part agrees to ^rant me iacilioies oo
purcnase and import, from tne Jaskat Arms .iarenouse ox sucii
otaer place as tue Bntisii Government may approve ioi iny
personal use, and for tne arming ox my depencien oG, ^sucn u.io xx
and aiamunioion as 1 may ieasonably need ana apply foi in suoii
fasx.ion as may be arran^ea nrreafter Lnrougii tne Political
A b ent, Banrein. 1 undertake absolutely tnat arms and ammuni
tion "Onus supplied to me snail under no circumstances be 1 e ""
exported from my territories or sold to tne public, but snail
be reserved solely for supplying tne needs of my tribesmen
Wid dependents wnom 1 nave to arm for tne maintenance Oi. or dor
in my Oerritories and "O-ue protection of my rrontiexs# in my
opinion tne amount of my early requirements will be up to xive
hundred weapons. , . , . + t i
(4) 1, Snaikn Abduls, furtner undertake tnat i wi^
not nave relations nor correspond wita, nor leceive ont -
of, any otaer Power witnout tue consent or oiie iii^n niitiSii
Governments: neitner will 1, witnout sucii o on sent, oeae, oo any
otuer Power or its subjects, lana eitn i on leas ,
transfer, ift or in any otner way wna^sue / r. r . + r _ TH , n
(b) i 'also declare tnat, witnout tne consent ox tne .agn
Britisn uovernment, 1 win not ^rant
concessions or cable landing j. i lv nts
^ any o\.ner monopolies,
to anyone wnomsoev r.
(6) Tae Customs dues
on
tae goods of
Britisn merchants
imported
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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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