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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [193r] (391/543)
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 on Bundle No. 53, file jjio.323-Vo 1.15 -"Bahrain
Affairs -March 1875 to June 1876*.).
The wishes and requests of Shaikn ‘Isa bin *Ali
which X am ordered by him to represent to Lieut*-Colonel
E.C.Boss,
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.
, Persian dull.
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I X hare been ordered to proceed to Bus hire and octal n a
jpecial interview with you and to express my obligations on ms
behalf for tne favor and kindness you have exnibited towards him and
the friendly counsels you nave tendered for his benefit*
2 , Our object in tnhs troubling you is to represent certain
circumstances connected with affairs on tne mainland esyecially
fron interference with Zob&rau* tfe nave no alternative but resigna
tion and obedience to those coumands, but it is necessary snould
inform you m respect to our agreeing to abstain from interference
that we nave frequently represented to you tnat our connection with
Zobaran and the Naeem tribe whom we nave ordered to dwell tnere
las, for various reasons, an imperative ana necessity,
M you are aware. vnen ws waive this obligation in respect to tnat
garter it behoves us to devise other plans for tne protection of
Bahrain and suon plans cannot be accomplished or periected in a short
•pace of time. SnaUcn ’Isa tuerefore trusts tnat you will allow
him respite till tne expiry of the Peaiiuiving season and tne gatxier-
ing in of tne date Harvest, for you are aware that during this
Period i*e # pearl diving season, all men who can be relied on are
diapsrsed and absent, and our town is empty. Por this reason our
Perales and workers in mischief, even tnougn few in number, will be
to come to Bahrain and slay, rob, ana ravage to tne full of
a *8uredly abandon Zobarah, forbid all those residing there and the
Zobaran, aid the orders issued by Government regarding our abstention
in the affairs of Zobaran and tne conseqj ences win on will ensue,
their des ire.
Naeem /
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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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