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'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [160r] (334/460)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 19 Jun 1913-30 Jan 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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Bahrain.
19th: February 1916.
To
The Politioal Reaident In the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
BASRAH.
The following account of an incident in Qatar Rivee
a good idea of the relatione between Shaikh Abdullah and hig
el^er brother, Shaikh Khallfah.
w Thieves came to the house of Abdur Rahman bin Kamal and
neighbours, but none oame, 30 he fired a pistol inside to
frighten the thieves! they still did not desist, so he
opened the door and fired two shots killing one and wounding
another.
It happened that the thieves oame from the neighbourhood of
Shaikh Khalifah, so he sunmoned Abdur Rahman and fined him
Rs.600/- for firina: at men who were his neighbours. Shaikh
Abdullah warned his brother that^this was not justice and
that the deed deserved reward, but Shaikh TThalifah did not
take this advioe, as he felt it a disgrace that men of his
neighbourhood had been shot by this man; and Shaikh Abdullah
did not continue his interference for fear of friction with
his.brother, so Abdur Rahman has left Ciatar saying it is
*haram r to live in a place where there is no justice.
2. I would enquire, with reference to my 62 and 655.0.
of November 2l3t:, if any action is to be taken with
reference to Shaikh Khalifah 1 s claim against Rashid bin
Abdullah who had taken refuge in Shargah.
3. Copies of this memorandum have been sent to Bushire
and Kuwait.
tried to force the door. He awoke and shouted for hie
Major,
political A^ent, Bahrain.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bahrain, Bushire, and the Foreign Department of the Government of India and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, as well as reports by Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo.
These correspondence and reports concern Britain's relations with the Āl Thānī family in the context of the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 and the nature of a possible treaty with Qatar; reports by Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo concerning the death of Shaikh Jāsim in 1913 and the succession of his son, Shaikh ‘Abd Allāh (folios 22-33); the withdrawal of the Turkish garrison from al-Bida‘ (Doha) in 1915 (folios 71-99); and the progress of the First World War and the Tangistan affair (folio 90).
The latter part of the file concerns the state of the pearling industry in Qatar; the case of a pearl thief in 1915, involving the Shaikhs of Qatar, Bahrain and Sharjah; and relations between Qatar and Bahrain as told by Ṣāliḥ al-Māni‘ (folios 213-217). In addition, there are details concerning the conclusion of the Anglo-Qatar Treaty on 3 November 1916 (folios 201-208).
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- 1 volume (223 folios)
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This file is arranged in approximately chronological order.
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Foliation: This file has two foliation numbers in the front top right hand corner of each folio. The primary number is enclosed by a circle and begins on the first page. The secondary number is not enclosed by a circle, appears on the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and the top left hand corner of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the page, and begins on the first page of text.
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- Title
- 'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1dv, i-r:i-v, 1er:1ev, 2r:21v, 34r:36v, 38r:38v, 40r:42v, 44r:61r, 62r:81v, 82v:86r, 87r:110r, 111r:113r, 114r, 115r:120v, 123v:130r, 131r:142v, 143v:145v, 146v:154v, 156r:171v, 172v:176v, 177v:178v, 180r:189v, 191r:194r, 195r, 196r:199r, 200r:222v, back-i
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