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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [‎25r] (54/543)

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The record is made up of 1 file (268 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1937-28 Jul 1937. 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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not be accepted until you had considered the matter and
communicated with him and that he would be responsible
for any breach of the undertaking given to you until
you had formally released him.
6. I suggest (a) I inform the Shaikh of Qatar in
writing of the Bahrain Government’s latest offer and the
attitude adopted by his representatives.
(b) I inform the Shaikh of Qatar in reply
to his letter (my paragraph 5) in the same terms as
already communicated to his representatives.
(c) Permit his representatives to leave with
the above mentioned letters.
7. If the Shaikh of Qatar refuses to accept this
generous offer of the Shaikh of Bahrain and will not
accept the suggestion contained in my letter mentioned in
paragraph 2 above then I am afraid nothing remains but to
inform both the Shaikh of Qatar and the Haim that their
undertakings have been annulled as from a fixed time on
a date to be specified by you.
8. The Shaikh of Bahrain interviewed me on June 20th
and June 21st he was very anxious and in the event of
hostilities breaking out between Shaikh Abdullah and the
Haim there may be a formal claim to Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. from the
Shaikh of Bahrain with the request for our protection of
the Haim as his subjects pending a decision on his claim.
POLITICAL

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This file contains correspondence regarding tensions between Qatar and Bahrain over the ownership of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and related clashes that took place between the forces of Qatar and members of the Al Naim tribe (allied to the Al Khalifa, the ruling family of Bahrain).

Much of the correspondence relates to British-mediated negotiations and as such, it consists of letters (in Arabic and English translation) between Tom Hickinbotham, Britain's Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain, and the rulers of Qatar and Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, respectively. The file also contains correspondence between Hickinbotham, Shaikh Rashīd bin Muḥammad, Chief of the Al Naim tribe and Charles Belgrave, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.

The file contains copies of British Government correspondence from 1874-1876 when similar tensions had arisen between Qatar and Bahrain over Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. (ff 178-197) and also includes a series of 12 black and white, aerial photographs of Qatar, mainly of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. (ff 251-263).

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 219-234; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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