"ملف 19/243‏ II (C 72)‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٣‎٩] (٤٤٤/٨٨)

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Translation of letter dated g9th Rabi Awwal
1556(9.6.^7) from Shaikh Abdullah bin Qassim al Thani,
C .l.E., Ruler of Qatar, to Captain T. Hickinbotham,
Political Agent, Bahrain. ' I
After compliments;
I* have the honour to bring to your kind notice
the question of Zubarah. I have repeatedly pointed
out to you ny disapproval of the encroachment done to
us by the Bahrain people by their imaginary claim which
has neither set upon a foundation nor is according to
any rule of intellect and logic. This is the claim
which they created about Zubarah which is my land and one
of the Qatar Coasts. You asked me when you visited Dohah
to send two representatives in order to negotiate and
investigate the case of Zubarah with the representatives
of His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain. I was quite cer
tain that there was no necessity for negotiation in
a clear matter but I could not disagree with your wishes.
And in accordance with your desire, I sent my two rep
resentatives to Bahrain for negotiation under your super-
vision. My representatives produced ititidctmck evident
proof that Zubarah is an inseparable part of Qatar
territory. In conclusion proposals were put forward
by the representatives of His Highness the Ruler of
Bahrain to which form I could not agree as I considered
it the very claim created by them, but being anxious
to preserve the friendship existing between me and
His Highness the Ruler of Bahrain and in order to stren
gthen the neighbourly relations I inserted certain modi
fications and submitted them as explained to you in
the modifications. I pointed out to you and I also
wrote to the Honourable the Political Resident that
that was the extreme limit possible for the agreement
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