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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [194r] (393/543)
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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jaee™ tribe who are pubject to im to rena in, and orde' tj^eoi to
taice up tneir abode in our poegeesi onp. Tnoae who are not our
lubjecta can do aa they liJce, and will not obtain our support or
gpgiatanoe for when we quit &obaran we cannot protect tnem if they
be oppressed,
3 , Jjfhat is of most urgent necessity for tne defence of Bahrain
is that an Anglian vessel should be present tnere es[«cially in tne
pearl divi g season otherwise with what means shall we be able to
atrive in tne defence of our country ? fitnout a British vessel
all is in vain and tnere can be no security. If tms request
cannot be oewplled with, Bahrain will of a certji nty ne conquered
and ta*.en possession of by tne enemy and we fear tnat feuas and
battles such aa took place in tne times of our ancestors will
recur especially waen it becomes icno ,vn tnat Zooarah nae been given
up. (Our enemies) will tnen collect tnere and await tnair
opportunity of attacking uc* hope tnat Governaent will not
ptrmit any of our foea to reside tnere for it la situs tea close to
Banrd n.
4* 3haikn ’Isa bogs tnat you will let me return as soon as
possible for ho has not anyone tnere to aid nim in nia affairs,
I hope you will send me bacs in a Govcrrment veorel wnicn will be a
source of additional dignity to ua and trie cause of security
and tranquility in Bahrain, When my enemies near I nave travelled
In a Government vessel may will despair and give up tneir
aiachievoue schemes .
&• Shaikh ’Isa trusts tnat nia abstaining from interferaice
with zooaran will not oe considered as (involving) loss of rignt
to it for it is our possession and the possession of our fore-
fathers from olden times and we bog that our claim will be hela in
recollection by Government till such time as they deem it advisable
if# ‘I'H FWC
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grant permission to us to again occupy it.
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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