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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [183r] (371/543)
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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(Original
copy .
on Bundle 33, file Mo.323-I-Vol.14 - "Bahrain
Affairs -October 1874 to Marcn I87t>").
Mo. 60 of 1870.
To
The Chief of Bahrain.
i)ate<i lo-cn aonurram 1^92.
2)ina February lb7o.
A/C*
I naTe requeaxed my friend Captain J^raser Assistant
Resident to proceed on a visit to yoji in ii. «3.’ , Britou n and to
deliver tnis letter to you.
In ny letter Ho.064 dated 2nd £il!eaadan 1291 (12tn
December 1874) I communicated to you tne wianes of tne British
Government of India on tne subject of your connection with the
mainland, and intimated tnat if you take part in complications
on tne mainland Government would not guarantee you protect ion.
In your letter dated 7tn ^ilkaadan 1291 (17th December
1874) you explained your reasons for helping tne people of
Zobaran, and Intimated your readiness to be guided by tne
policy of tne Brit Uh Government.
Your letter nas been laid before our Government of
India.
It is satisfactory t/i&t you snould decide to oe guided
by tne aavice of Government, and tins is wnat is expected in
return for tne support whicn is being aflonaed you.
So long as you adhere to Treaty obligations tne
British Government will protect you and will if necessary
help you to repel attacks by sea or frustrate a threatened
movement from tne Mainland against your islands, but if such
protection or assistance is to be accorded to you, you must
be moet careful not to undertake measures which may involve
you in complications on tne mainland or wnicn are considered
unadvisable by the British Government.
with best wishes for your welfare and prosperity.
sd. B.G.ri 3se»
Lt. Colon el.
H.B+M.'s .
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in tne Persian
Gulf.
Copy forwarded to Secretary to Government of lndi&» foreign
Department ,under political Resident’s letter Ho. 357 of 20tn
March 187b. $0
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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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- 'File 4/13 II Zubarah'
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- 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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