File 87/1926 Pt 2 'Arabia: Bin Saud: Relations with H.M.G. Revision of Treaty.' [‎366r] (419/840)

Minute Paper
Department.
el-katr .
In 1868 as a result of hostilities initiated in
Katr by the Sheikh of Bahrein in co-operation with the
Sheikh of Abu Dhabi, and continued by a retaliatory
attack on Bahrein by Katr, Sheikh Mahomed bin Thani
executed an agreement to abstain from hostilities
and to accept the arbitration of the Resident
particularly in disputes as*to the tribute payable to
the Sheikh of Bahrein, to whom the Sheikhs of Katr were
then in some degree subordinated.
Shortly after, the Turks established themselves
in Katr; and though the British authorities did not
hesitate to have direct dealings with the Sheikhs
of Katr, no written agreement was made with them.
In the course of the negotiations with the
Turkish Government in 1913 it was agreed that the
southern and eastern limit of M le Sandjuk Ottoman de
Nedjd" should be a M une ligne partant du fond extreme
A
du golfe faisant fscce k Pile de Zahnounie (i.e. the
bay of Salwa to the west of El Katr) qui m
directement au sud jusqu , au.Ruba , -al-Khali et separera
le Netjd de la presqu’-ile de PEl-Katr".
Further it was agreed that M le Gouvernement de Sa
Majeste Britannique—ne permettr«ra pas au cheikh de
Bahrein* de s'immiscer dans les affaires intdrieures
d’el-Katr, de porter atteinte a 1 ’auto no mi £ , de ce
pays ou de 1 f
annexer”.
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