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'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [207r] (428/460)
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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ranslation of lettar addressed bv Political xjcxit
Resident, Persian iulf, to Shaikh of Ali. Qatar,
f
After compliments,
T^ereas Your Honour has today entered into and signed
with me -on behalf of the British government -an af^reemnnt
or treaty,with tho object of cenentinc; th^ relations b^etreen
the !{ igh British .overnment and yourself; and whereas our
Honour has expressed the opinion that the time has not yet
come for giving effect to Articles (7),(8) and (9) which
relate to;
(i) Vhe admission of British subjects to Qatar for trade.
(ii) The admission of an Agent on behalf of ovemnient.
(iii)The establishment of Post and Telegraph Offices in
your territory.
Therefore I, on befralf of the British Government, accept
vour opinion and hereby inform vou that the British Goverr-
ment sees no present necessity for the execution of these
measures and fill refrain from pressing for them until some
future time Trhen the n^ed for tnem shall be manifest, an*.
effect will not be given to these articles without full
consultation with you and the obtaining of
vour cnnsnnt.
And whereas vou have represented to me that you and your
ndents possess a good many slaves fro ck oil -ir o,
previous to this treaty, anr! thai it woul be ':i fic It if
the officials of ioverncont were to interfere between thea
and their masters, accordingly I infona you t^at I recognise
how you are placed in regard to this question and t
supposing that vou accord your negroes fair and just treat
ment there will not be interference on the part of (overn-
ment representatives in the matter.
This is what had to be explained and may iod preserve ' ou
Sd .P.Z .Cox ,Lt .Colonel,
"oVarr^n -kh "1335. Political liesident in the Pnrsian ul
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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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