ملف رقم ١٦٠ لسنة ١٩٠٣ "الخليج الفارسي: قطر؛ تعيين مديرين أتراك؛ مسألة معاهدة الحماية مع قطر" [ظ‎‎١‎٩‎٢] (٨٦٠/٣٨٩)

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wrote to him demanding a guarantee for Ahdul Eahman’s future loyalty;
that in reply he informed the Mutassanf that Abdul Rahman was already
Sheikh of Wakra, and there was no necessity of giving him the title of Mudir
or paying him, and there was no need also for giving a guarantee for his
loyalty • that Ahdul Rahman has not yet drawn the salary offered to him, and
he has received, no further communication from the Mutassanf on the subject,
hut expects a letter from him by the courier arriving shortly; and that Abdul
-D-E nc MnrhV have not vet been defined bv the lurks. Sheika
Rahman’s functions as Mudir have not yet been defined by the Turks. Sheikh
Ahmed gave me to understand that the word Mudir ” was used by the
Mutassarif in his letter relative to the appointment of Abdul Rahman.
Sheikh Ahmed also stated that the Mutassarif is apparently anxious to
extend the Turkish authority in Katr; and, if he succeeds in his designs, the
whole peninsula will he absorbed by the Turks and his family will be driven
out of the country, as they could not oppose the Turks for any length of time,
should they really make up their minds to take over the country and employ
force, and, for this reason, he is very eager to know whether His Majesty’s
Government would extend their protection over Katr in the event of a petition
being submitted to them to that effect. I informed him that the^ discussion
of this subject was beyond my province, and consequently could give him no
reply.
The population of Katr, as you are aware, is composed of numerous small
tribes who have been hitherto under the obligations and influence of Sheikh
Jassim-bin-Thani who financed them. The whole of the inhabitants may be
said to he pearl-divers, and the high prices obtained for pearls in recent
years have improved the condition of the people, and before long their depend
ence on the bounty of the Than! family will entirely disappear, and with it
the hold of the latter on their loyalty will cease. The Thani family foresee
that, unless they can procure support which will enable them to keep the petty
tribes under their direct control, they will lose Katr.
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