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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [115r] (235/543)
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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The Bahrain representatives finally agreed to
the Q,atar proposals including the unconditional
withdrawal of their claim provided that the agree
ment was accompanied by an exchange of letters to
the effect that if either side broke the terms of
the agreement all the clauses in the agreement,
including the withdrawal of claim, would automati
cally become null and void. The Q,atar represen
tatives definitelyrefused to agree to this proposal
and sent a message, to this effect, by word of mouth
of a clerk.
After this final refusal a number of ^atar not
ables, including Shaikh Ali bin Jasim and Mohomed
bin Abdullatif al Ma«na came, unannounced, to call
on Shaikhs Abdulla and Sulman and begged them to
accede to the Ruler of Qatar’s wishes. They were
told that Bahrain could give way no further.
On one occasion Shaikh Abdullah bin Jasim
visited the tent of the Bahrain representatives
accompanied by about 200 armed Arabs, in three motor
lorries, and four cars full of relations and notables.
He drafk coffee with the Bahrain representatives but
during the meeting, which lasted about an hour,
scarcely any words were spoken on either side. Shaikh
Abdullah, when departing, mentioned that he was at
finding it difficult to restrain his Arabs from
attacking the Naim. Actually attacks on several
villages by cavalry and camelmen had already been
made and during our stay at Gariyah several refugees
came to the camp and reported that their houses had
been burned and their belongings looted by mounted
raiders from the Qatar forces.
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/203
- Title
- 'File 4/13 II Zubarah'
- Pages
- 35r:35v, 50r:50v, 108r:108v, 112r:112v, 114r:116v, 127r:128v, 152r:152v, 167r:167v, 231r:231v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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