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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [43r] (90/543)
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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Translation of letter dated tne 13th Rabi Than! 13b6
(22*6-37) from Shaikh ’Abdullah bin asim al Txiani,
Ruler of Qatar, to tne Honourable Lieut-Colonel Sir
Trencnard Fowle, K.C.I.E., C.B.E,, Political Resioant in
tne Persian Quit, Busnire.
Alter Compliments.
At a bes ; time I received your letter da tea tne
9tn Rabi Than! 13bb enuivalent to Ibth June 1937 ana noted
^h r t you have mentionea. Your Honour particularly referred
to your letter No.4bl dated 10th June 1937 equivalent to
1st Rebi Tnani 13b6 whica is a reply to my letter dated 13th
Rabi Aww&l 13b6 equivalent to 24th May 1937. Yes, the lettei
in question was received by me and although I learnt from
it tnat you have alreauy wrote to the Naim ordering them to
aisperse and not to interfere with any of my subjects, they
^re increasing in arrogance ana in shoving hostilities to
me. They interfere with all my subjects and as an instance
of this tuey sent some armed men of themselves who rtideu on
the water well cplled M Al Thaghb" and occupied tne palace
there. This water well is used by my subjects ana the people
of Khuwair village. There are also date-palms belonging
to my subjects Al Dusoom. They took away their fruit and
cut do'vn some of them. They take away all camels and cattle
of my subjects which the. come across. They slaughter ana
eat some and retain the rest which they treat as a booty.
There was no step of inteference, aggression ana corruption
whicn they did not take. How can 1 bear this corruption
of theirs whereas they are my subjects ana within my
territory ? ^hen 1 saw that they were doing more mischief
and corruption, 1 wrote to the
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.
, Bahrain and
informed him that 1 terminate the truce with Rashia bin
Muhammad ai Jabur and his followers ana that nobody is to
interfere in my subjects and in my territory. T^at I can
deal with them and cannot leave them on tneir persistence
in showing hostilities ana corruption to me. I had already
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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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- 1 file (268 folios)
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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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- Title
- 'File 4/13 II Zubarah'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:10v, 12r:15v, 17r:20v, 22r:34v, 36r:46v, 48r:49v, 51r:57v, 59r:64v, 66r:75v, 79r:80v, 83r:107v, 109r:111v, 113r:113v, 117r:124v, 126r:126v, 129r:145v, 147r:151v, 153r:153v, 157r:164v, 166r:166v, 168r:213v, 215r:230v, 232r:232v, 234r:235v, 236ar:236av, 237r:240v, 242r:245v, 247r:247v, 249r:267v, back-i
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