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'15/7 HAWAR ISLANDS' [28r] (60/540)
The record is made up of 1 file (267 folios). It was created in 28 Feb 1938-15 Jan 1942. 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 Hawar Islands.
—- tfi 7 ' >
1. This group of islands consists of one
large island, approximately 11 miles long and at
the widest point about 2 miles wide with an area
of about 17 square miles, and a number of smaller
islands and rocky islets which are adjacent to
Hawar island* A list of them, with the numbers
of the beacons on each of them, is attached* The
beacons are stone pillars about six feet high sur
mounted by iron poles on the tops of which oil
drums are fixed* The drums are painted red and
white, the Bahrain colours. Hawar means n a young
camel w and the island is locally known as the
offspring of Bahrain island which it resembles
somewhat in shape*
g* On Hawar island there are two villages
one at the north end and one at the south end.
In each village there are about twenty stone houses
At various places on the island there are water
cisterns, some are cut in the rock and others are
built of stone and gutch in the centre of natural
depressions. These cisterns are of considerable
age but in most cases it is known by whom they
were built* There are three or four cemeteries
in the island one is close to an area which appears
to have been cultivated at one time as there is a
group of date palms still existing* The cisterns,
when rainfall is normal, provide a water supply
for the people of Hawar but if the rainfall is
small water is brought in boats from Bahrain, not
from ^
About this item
- Content
The file contains correspondence discussing the ownership and status of the Hawar Islands and the competing claims of Bahrain and Qatar.
It includes the following:
- a translation and original letter from Abullah bin Qasim Al Thani to Hugh Weightman, 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. , Bahrain (ff 6-9);
- a petition in support of Ruler of Bahrain's claim to Hawar Islands (f 74);
- photographs of Hawar Island: Bilad as-Shamalia; Hawar Fort; and Hawar Pier (f 33).
Correspondents include William Rupert Hay, 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, Hugh Weightman, 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. , Bahrain.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (267 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the back of the file. There are file notes (ff 259-264) at the back of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 267; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 56-188 and ff 189-229 respectively; 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/15/2/547
- Title
- '15/7 HAWAR ISLANDS'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:19v, 21r:32v, 34r:73v, 75r:267v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence