'File 4/13 Zubarah 3'

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This file contains correspondence regarding tensions between Qatar and Bahrain over the contested ownership of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. on the Qatari peninsula, as well as other issues concerning Qatar-Bahrain relations more broadly.

This correspondence includes original copies of letters (in Arabic) from Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], the ruler of Bahrain and his successor, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa [Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah]. These letters are primarily to Hugh Weightman, the British 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. in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government. They are accompanied by translations in English.

The file contains two English translations of Arabic-language press articles related to the Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. issue:

• ' Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. Problem' - published in Rabitat Al Arabieh in Cairo on 21st July, 1937 (ff 37-40);
• 'Is This True?' - published in Um-ul-Qora in Mecca on 23rd July, 1937 (f 46).

The file also contains a British Government memorandum entitled 'Note on History of Zubara and Claims of Shaikh of Bahrein to Zubara' that is followed by a simple map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 132-134).

Extent and format

1 file (254 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/204

Former external reference(s)

Confidential Files: 4/13 3

History of this record

Date(s)

31 Jul 1937-27 Dec 1943 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Sovereignty

Places

Zubarah

People & organisations

Emir of Qatar

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