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'File No. E/3. QATAR - Shaikhs Jasim & Ahmad al Thani & death of Shaikh Jasim in 1913' [33v] (78/394)
The record is made up of 1 volume (189 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1900-5 May 1920. 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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Monahan reporting that, according to the Acting Vali of Bussorah, Sheikh
Abdul Hahman has now been finally and definitely deprived of the position
of Mudir of Wakra.
I have, etc.,
(Signed) WALTER TOWNLEY.
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Inclosure in No. 1.
Acting Consul Monahan to Mr, Toxonley.
(No. 63.)
Sir, Buporah, Ogtoler 13, 1904.
With reference to the Embassy despatch of the 7th ultimo, I have the
honour to report that the Acting Vali has written to me that he has received N
a letter from the Mutessarif of Nejd, dated 2nd (15th) ultimo, to the T effect
that the Kaimakam of Katr had communicated to Sheikh Abdul Eahman at
Wakra the orders of the Imperial Ottoman Government.
The Acting Vali had stated to me in conversation that Sheikh Abdul
Rahman has now been finally and definitely deprived of the position of Mudir,
but that he will continue to receive payment of the yearly * salary or subsidy
which he has for many years received from the Turkish Government as Sheikh
of a tribe which is sometimes in the neighbourhood of Wakra.
i have, etc.,
(Signed) J. H. MONAHAN.
Telegrram No. 4413 E. B., dated the SOth December 1904.
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From—His Excellency the Viceroy, Calcutta,
To— His Majesty's Secretary of State for India, London.
Please see your Secret despatch No. 41, dated 9th September 1904, regard
ing El Katr. Major Cox considers that the|primary reason of Ahmed bin
Thani for desiring a protective agreement is that his hands may be strengthened
in helping to maintain order by public knowledge that he is under our protec-
tionJSrom his point of view/ publicity is therefore necessary. Moreover, any /yS
agreement to which were attached precautions and reservations advocated by
Sir N. O'Conor would defeat its own object and imply recognition for first time
of some Turkish rights over El Katr. It might also preclude completely satis
factory
An East India Company trading post.
agreement at more opportune season. He would therefore prefer to
carry out the following scheme. Sheikh Ahmed should be encouraged to write
a letter to the
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.
saying that the chieftainship has devolved on
himself o^ing to the abdication of Sheikh Jasim, and he has decided to inform
us that he, like Sheikh Jasim, considers and accepts as binding the agreement
of 1868. The agreement should be concluded before the death of aged Sheikh
Jasim, as disputes regarding succession may make matters more difficult later
on. We concur in Major Cox's views and recommend his proposal as the best
alternative to the course suggested in our despatch No. 77 of 31st March.
Adherence to the agreement of 1868 would afford some measure of control over
the maritime relations of the Sheikh with foreigners. Please send an early
reply by telegraph.
G. I. C. P. 0.—No. 3401 F. D.-4-M905-60—B. N. D.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bushire, Bahrain and the Foreign Department of the Government of India, as well as with Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī, Shaikh Aḥmad bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī.
The first part of the file covers Britain’s relations with Qatar between 1900 and 1905, and includes: details of gift giving to members of the Āl Thānī family in 1900, 1903 and 1904; details concerning Turkish activities in Qatar; various correspondence among British officials discussing the status of Qatar vis-à-vis Britain and possible future treaty relations; the status of the Āl Thānī family as the ruling family of Qatar; the position of Shaikh Aḥmad vis-à-vis his brother Shaikh Jāsim; and a short historical sketch of Qatar from 1766 to 1902 (folio 44).
The pages of the file that cover the years 1905 to 1909 include Fancis Beville Prideaux's report on his visit to Shaikh Jāsim at Lusayl and Shaikh Aḥmad at Doha (al-Bidda‘) (folios 49-59) in November 1905; details concerning the murder of Shaikh Aḥmad in December 1905 (folios 60-76); Turkish activities in Qatar (for example, folios 92, 95 and 102); illness of Shaikh Jāsim’s son, ‘Abd al-Raḥman, in March 1906 (folio 71); piracy activities of Aḥmad bin Salmān (folio 82); and the Āl Thānī family’s relations with Ibn Sa‘ūd (folios 114-117A) and the Āl Khalīfah family (folios 119-127).
The pages of the file covering 1913 to 1920 deal with Shaikh Jāsim’s illness and eventual death in July 1913 and the subsequent succession of his son, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (folios 147-156); details of relations between the Āl Khalīfah family and Qatar, particularly with regard to al-Zubārah (folio 157) and their pearling interests; and a proposed tour of Qatar and the awarding of the C.I.E. [Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire] to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (folios 157-181).
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- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1ev, 2r:3r, 4r:5v, 6v:20v, 21v:62v, 64r:68v, 70r:85v, 85ar:85av, 86r:105v, 107r:109v, 111r:116v, 117ar:117bv, 119r:119v, 121r:121v, 123r:125v, 127r:129v, 131r:132v, 134r:134v, 136r:138v, 140r:141v, 143r:143v, 145r:149v, 151r:154v, 156r:158v, 160r:188v, back-i, back
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