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'15/7 HAWAR ISLANDS' [217v] (439/540)
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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5. /-
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Doha to collect all the authentic news possible connected
with the object of my visit.
4. Shaikh Jasim received me very cordially, and appeared
to be enjoying better health than I had wer seen him in
before.
He scoffed at the notion that there had been any
recent ill-feeling between the Turks and himself, and declared
that in the matter of the A1 bu Ainain disaffection at Wakra
the Government had supported him quite as much as he could
wish. The new official who had come to xhe fort at Bida*
was, he said, connected with the troops, and though he had
tried occasionally to give advice to Shaikh Abdallah
(Jasim*s son), the latter had resolutely ignored him. When
I observed that I had heard that the Turks were talking of
assuming the Administration of the Customs, Shaikh Jasim
said the revenue from this source was insignificant, being
only about Rs.400/- monthly, and barely sufficient to defray
the cost of t he bazar watchman. To please the British
c,f.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
biary“) Government he had intro-
Entry No. 1340 for week ending ) , t vm
7th July 1907 - ) duced a heav y tax t0
the trade in slaves and arms, but provisions and other ne
cessaries were still admitted free. The latter part of this
statement I am quite sure is not true, though the Shaikh
went to the length of calling in my pilot, a Katar Nahkoda,
to confirm what he said, and the man actually did so until
we had left the Shaikh* s presence *. My messenger in Doha
reported on his return that the Turkish official about whom
we had been uneasy was ostensibly a Kazi, such as was
attached to the Government Staff in Hofuf and Katif, and
that his post in Doha would be quite a sinecure as no Arabs
would ever go near him.
We found on our return to Bahrain that this worthy
had personally hurried off to Hasa via Bahrain to report the
news of my visit the instant he heard of it in Doha.
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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- Reference
- 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