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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [222r] (449/543)
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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IVanalation of letter dated 2nd danadi al to/al 1356 (llth
July 1937) from Shaikh Abdullah bin siasim Al fhani, C.X.S.,
tfuler of ^atar, to the Honourable 14 eut-Col on el Sir i^enchard
After Compliments#
I beg to refer to v/hat 1 prevxuosly v/rote to Y 0 ur Honour
regarding the attitude of ay insubordluate subjects and what was
created by them irora troubles and evil deeds and that was by the
instigation of whoever encouraged them to persistence and
disobedience by sending to them continuous supplies each as
provisions, money, arms and arraunition. as I referred to it
before and explain.od. it to ^our Honour# niat deceived my
subjects all this time was my silence and not talzing necessary
measures against them# -he./ considered this my silence a
relaxation and contempt on ay part so they increased their
arrajance and aversion in all their actions. I tolerated
all this period a thing which was incorrect for one like me
to do so, thinking pern ps Hie matter v/ill be settled in a
was achieved, the only possibility left was to put right the
question before it becomes serious. I hastened to take the
actions necessary in ouch cj rerunstcnees in order to put an end
a my way X saw essential in the present state of affairs#
-hen my said subjects felt qy real determination in this
matter they repented what they did and when I reached near them
pardon and mercy for the offences committed by them towards me
and the country. X could not do anything in this state, but
pardoned their wrong deeds for which they were liable to
to what the rioters created of disturbances and troubles in
lJ Q accept their repentance and excuse, forgave them and
punishment.
nt. Hut I preferred forgiveness to punishment when
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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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