"أعلام رفعها شيخ قطر. (البحرين والساحل المتصالح)" [و‎‎٥‎١] (١٤٢/١٠٥)

No;1373-26/1.
Political Agency,
Bahrain, the 23rd May 1936.
From
Captain T. Hickinbotham, I.A.,
Offg. Political Agent, Bahrain.
To
The Honourable the Political Resident
in the Persian Gulf, Bushire.
Qatar Flag
Sir
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Reference your letter No;876/14/132-II dated
the 19th April and telegram No.381 dated the 14th May 1936.
2. I have the honour to state that during my
recent visit to Doha I asked the Shaikh of Qatar to describe
the flag or flags flown by himself and his subjects. He
said that there is only one flag flown and that it is used
by himself and his subjects. It is a crimson flag with
a serrated white strip near the mast. The word Qatar
in Arabic characters is inscribed on the first half of the
crimson portion in white. I obtained a sample and am
forwarding it with this letter.
3. The sample is not crimson in colour. It.
was originally, but has faded. White cloth is purchased
in Bahrain and dyed crimson with locally purchased dye.
The dye is of poor quality and fades rapidly and the flag
takes on a chocolate colour. This explains the
difficulty