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'File 19/12 Bahrain, Precis of Zobara Affairs in 1895' [‎61v] (128/230)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (114 folios). It was created in 17 Apr 1895-7 Sep 1895. It was written in English. 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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No. 735, dated Simla, the 9th August 1895.
Endorsed by the Military Marine Depaftment.
Copy of the above forwarded to the Foreign Department.
Telegram dated Bushire, the 12th August 1895.
Prom The Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushite,
To—The Foreign Secretary, Simla.
%/ Sphinx requires coal, but absence probably cause panic. Situation Bahrein
more menacing. Another ship desirable in my ow n opinion.
No. 77, dated Bushire, 8rd August 1895.
ir rom Colonel F. A. Wilson , Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department.
"With reference to your telegram of 27th July, and in continuation of my
telegram of yesterday 's'date, I have the honour to report, for the information
of Government, that I despatched the R. I. M. S. Lawrence to Bahrein
on the 28th July to obtain the further information desired regarding the
apprehension of an attack on Bahrein, for which some grounds had been
indicated in reports which had reached me. 1 enclose copy of Commander
Felly's report of the 30th July, and of its enclosures
2 The information now available does not lead me to modify the opinion
expressed in my letter No. 75 of the 27th July, and I do not regard an attack
on Bahrein as at present probable. The rumoured collection of levies by the
Mutasarrif of El-llasa can hardly be taken, in ray opinion, to imply a threat of
overt hostilitv, and the same may be said of Shaikh Jasim's reported prepara
tion^ as in ail the circumstances of the case his act would be tantamount to
the direct action of the Turkish authorities. The local representatives of Tur
kish authority are, however, described as an irresponsible class of officials on
■whose discretion no reliance can be placed.
3 It will be seen that Syed llaouf Effendi, acting for the Mudir of Zobarah,
does not, in his reply, directly meet Commander Felly's demand for an explana
tion of the detention of the Bahrein boats on the 22nd July. His letter,
however, amounts to an acceptance of responsibility for the act, and my
information is that the boats were boarded by Turkish soldiers, the sails and
gear being removed.
4. It has already been reported that Salim-bin-Hamad, after reaching
\ Bahrein with the boats captured on the loth July, was readily reconciled with ,
the Bahrein Chief, mutual engagements being executed. Salim is a relative
of the late Esa-bin-Tarif, head of the Albin-Ali tribe, who died about a year and
a half a^o The Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent reports that the Chief has now appointed him
in succession to the late head of the tribe, and that the appointment will be
welcomed by the tribe, who will prefer him to Saikh Sultan. Salim has begged
that his boats may be allowed to go pearling, so that he and his immediate
followers may be spared the loss caused by the stoppage of these operations
I am authorizing the grant of his request, considering this to be a just as well
as a politic measure.
5. The Turkish corvette or gunboat Zuhaf, reported as having arrived at
Katif with reliefs on the 21st July, is now stated to be at Zobarah.
1 regret to report the receipt of an intimation of the death on 27th July,
from heat appolexy, of Chief Engineer J. N. Midgeby of H. M. S. Sphinx,
Dated Bahrein, the 3Uth July 1895.
j / From Captain J. H. Pelly , Commander and Senior Naval Officer,
To Colonel F. A. Wilson , Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
In accordance with your letters Nos. 53 and 397, dated 27th instant, I have
the honour to acquaint you as follows :—
The latest intelligence received by the Chief of Bahrein is to the effect
that Jasim -bin-Mahomed-Thani has issued orders to all the Albm-Ah pearl
ing fleet to return to Zobarah, and he has also ordered the launching of all the
available boats that are at Zobarah. He has issued orders to his following and to
Nasir-bin-Mubarak to be present at Zobarah.

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This file contains correspondence regarding an attempt by Sultan bin Mohamed bin Salamah (the head of the Al bin Ali tribe in Bahrain) - with the assistance of Shaikh Jasim Al Thani of Qatar and the Ottoman Governor (Mutasarrif) of El Hasa - to establish a settlement at Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. on the Qatar Peninsula.

The British were entirely opposed to this idea and the correspondence contains details of their reaction to it, including an account of a bombardment of a fleet of dhows at Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. by the H. M. S. Sphinx in September 1895.

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1 volume (114 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. However, from folio 73b onwards the pages are copies of earlier pages (these are also in chronological order).

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Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts on first page with writing (3rd folio in volume). Foliation is in pencil in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . The following foliation errors occur: f.61 is followed by f.61A. f.73 is replaced by f.73A and f.73B.

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