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'File No. E/3. QATAR - Shaikhs Jasim & Ahmad al Thani & death of Shaikh Jasim in 1913' [170v] (357/394)
The record is made up of 1 volume (189 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1900-5 May 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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to raoogniae "llajlia al Urfi" until ahull h withdrew hla
nomination, y pradeceeaor i^ent away at this stage of the
cria^s and it has been left for me to settle the tangle, i
certainly consider the urder-in-Oouncil is clear on the
subject and should be insisted on. In the meantiiae the Majlis
al Urlxs sittings have been suspended pending settlement of
this vexed question.
The Questio njaf_Zub_ ara .
^* / 1 h-tve been through a great many files on the
subject and have consulted confidentially various local people
of prominence, without of course divulging the reasons for my
questions. Ihe conclusions i have arrived at are that it
would be distinctly unwise to allow Shaikh Isa to oooupy
Zubara. On the following prounds:
(a) ohaiKh Abdullah bin Jassim of Qatar jrould strongly
resent the ShaiXh of Bahrain again getting a footing on the
Qatar peninsula. He is a weaker man and Zubara in the hands of
Shaikh isa would be a pistol at his head always.
(b) bhaikh Abdullah bin Jassim would certainly object to
the development of a new port on the peninsula of Qatar since
it would at once divert all trade from Dohah (Bida) to Zubara
an I he would not only lose a large amount of revenue at pre
sent accruing from the Customs house ^1 Johah but would stand
every chance of seeing; Dohah entirely disappear as the sea
port of Qatar.
(c) Ibn Saud similarly would take offence at a revival
of the port of Zubara under Shaikh isa^ jurisdiction for lAfe
like reasons to (b) above as such a port would mean the kill
ing of his new trade centre of O'Jair. It should be noted
that the harbour of Zubara is naturally much better than that
of either Johaii or Q'Jaip fcnd with the Shaikh of o^hrain
actually compelling all Bahrain trade to go to the mainland
through his port of Zubara the end of both Abdullah bin
Jassim's and Ibn Saud's ports would be certain and quick.
As matters stand a good deal of coolness already exists
between Ibn oaud and Shaikh Isa owing to the latter having
recently instituted a 5^ tax on goods passing through
for
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bushire, Bahrain and the Foreign Department of the Government of India, as well as with Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī, Shaikh Aḥmad bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī.
The first part of the file covers Britain’s relations with Qatar between 1900 and 1905, and includes: details of gift giving to members of the Āl Thānī family in 1900, 1903 and 1904; details concerning Turkish activities in Qatar; various correspondence among British officials discussing the status of Qatar vis-à-vis Britain and possible future treaty relations; the status of the Āl Thānī family as the ruling family of Qatar; the position of Shaikh Aḥmad vis-à-vis his brother Shaikh Jāsim; and a short historical sketch of Qatar from 1766 to 1902 (folio 44).
The pages of the file that cover the years 1905 to 1909 include Fancis Beville Prideaux's report on his visit to Shaikh Jāsim at Lusayl and Shaikh Aḥmad at Doha (al-Bidda‘) (folios 49-59) in November 1905; details concerning the murder of Shaikh Aḥmad in December 1905 (folios 60-76); Turkish activities in Qatar (for example, folios 92, 95 and 102); illness of Shaikh Jāsim’s son, ‘Abd al-Raḥman, in March 1906 (folio 71); piracy activities of Aḥmad bin Salmān (folio 82); and the Āl Thānī family’s relations with Ibn Sa‘ūd (folios 114-117A) and the Āl Khalīfah family (folios 119-127).
The pages of the file covering 1913 to 1920 deal with Shaikh Jāsim’s illness and eventual death in July 1913 and the subsequent succession of his son, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (folios 147-156); details of relations between the Āl Khalīfah family and Qatar, particularly with regard to al-Zubārah (folio 157) and their pearling interests; and a proposed tour of Qatar and the awarding of the C.I.E. [Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire] to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (folios 157-181).
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- 1 volume (189 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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- Title
- 'File No. E/3. QATAR - Shaikhs Jasim & Ahmad al Thani & death of Shaikh Jasim in 1913'
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- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1ev, 2r:3r, 4r:5v, 6v:20v, 21v:62v, 64r:68v, 70r:85v, 85ar:85av, 86r:105v, 107r:109v, 111r:116v, 117ar:117bv, 119r:119v, 121r:121v, 123r:125v, 127r:129v, 131r:132v, 134r:134v, 136r:138v, 140r:141v, 143r:143v, 145r:149v, 151r:154v, 156r:158v, 160r:188v, back-i, back
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