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‘Persian Gulf gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Précis of Katar [Qatar] affairs, 1873-1904.’ [15v] (30/92)
The record is made up of 1 volume (46 folios). It was created in 1904. 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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reconciled with Abuthabi, but advised him to accept a peaceful settlement,
upon terms to be approved by the British Resident, and warned him that if he
persisted in refusing, the British Government would be obliged to take other
steps. At the same time he wrote to the Abuthabi Chief informing him that
the Government of India had determined that Odeid should again submit to his
authority and was willing to support his efforts to effect that object. It was
desirable that the end in view should be obtained by peaceful means : but if
Sheikh Buttye refused to listen to advice, further steps might be necessary.
Meanwhile the Chief of Abuthabi was to do nothing without previously con
sulting the Bridsh Agent at Shargah; but he might rest assured that in a
short time his authority would be fully re-established at Odeid. In the Wukra
affair the Resident ordered the Odeid Chief to release forthwith the persona
captured, and warned him that further notice would probably be taken of
his conduct. The Government of India decided to await a further report showing
the course pursued by the Chief of Odeid
PoVeign Department No. 2063*P , dated 22nd jvy the Wukrfl mattev bllf DflsmPfl no nvrlprR
Auguit 1877 (Political A. February 1878, No. 2G0). . Uie VV "^^r, DUl paSSCQ HO Orders
m respect to the dispute between Odied
and Abuthabi.
69. Upon this the Resident was authorized—on the assumption that he had
satisfied himself that the Chief of Odeid had violated the 4 Maritime Truce '—in
the event of the Chief's final reply being unsatisfactory, to send a British man-
of-war to exact reparation by force. These orders referred only to the Wukra
case. But while no further action was taken or intended to be taken in respect to
Abuthabi, the instructions of May 1877 remained uncancelled.
70. On the 12th December Colonel Ross, who had now resumed his appoint
ment of Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, telegraphed that his attempts to reconcile
Abuthabi and Odeid had failed, as the Odeid Chief relied on Turkey. He
asked for an Indian Government vessel in preference to a vessel of the Royal
Navy. After some correspondence he was directed to apply to the Senior Naval
Olticer for a vessel of the latter class, and the leazer was placed at his disposal.
Nothing more was heard from Colonel Ross until the Secretary of State's
despatch of July 1878 drew attention to the occurrences at Odeid. It then
appeared that Colonel Ross had written
No. 282, dated 15th December 1877. 4. ^ i xj. *4. j • xi • *j_i
No. 65, dated 6th April 1878. the ^o letters cited m the margin, neither
of which had been received. The first of
these explained Colonel Ross' telegraphic application for an Indian Government
vessel. It also enclosed letters from the Chiefs ol" Abuthabi and Odeid. The
former acknowledged Captain Prideaux's warning that he was not to act with
out consulting the British Agent at Shargab. The latter declared himself to be
* connected with the Ottoman Government, from which we shall never deviate,
nor can there be any alteration in our allegiance.*
70-A. The second letter contains an account of the proceedings against Odeid.
The important point is that the Chief of Abuthabi had formally recognized his
responsibility for the prevention of piratical expeditions from this part of the
coast.
71. In replying to Foreign Department lerter No. 255 C.P., dated 17th
December, on the general question of Turkish jurisdiction. Colonel Ross took up
specially the position of Odeid, and brought under consideration the following
points :—
" Firstly. —Whether Turkish authority has ever been actually exercised or established at
Odeid.
Secondly. —Whether by conquest of Al-Hasa, or by occupation of El-Katar, just claim
has been established.
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Thirdly, —Whether the wish of the inhabitants can be deemed to establish a claim."
* On the first point he reports that no overt action indicatinsr the intention of the Turks to
establish their supremacy at Odeid has hitherto been taken, and that no authority or jurisdic
tion has, as far as known, been ever established or exercised. On the second point, he refers to
Colonel Pelly^s correspondence with the Chiefs in question, which has been noticed in para
graphs 4 to 6 of this note, and refers to the enquiry made in 1871, in whi^h it was ascertained
that 1 Odeid forms no portion of Guttur (El-Katar) territory/ Upon the third point he writes
as follows ;— j
The third point suggested for consideration is as to the bearinsr on the qu3stion of juri«-
diotiou of the action of the Odeid people themselves. The desire of the Sheikh of Odeid has
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The volume, stamped ‘Confidential’ on the front cover, is part 1 (historical and political materials) of a précis of Qatar (spelt Katar throughout) affairs for the years 1873 to 1904. It was prepared by Judge Jerome Antony Saldanha of the Bombay Provincial Civil Service, and published in 1904 by the Government of India Foreign Department, Simla, India.
The main subjects of the précis, which is comprised chiefly of extracts from Government correspondence, run as follows:
- Turkish movements in Qatar, 1873; Chief of Bahrain (spelt Bahrein throughout) advised to keep aloof from complications in Qatar, 1873;
- British intervention refused to Chief of Debai [Dubai] in case robberies committed against vessels of his subjects on Qatar coast, 1873;
- Threatened attack on Bahrain and Qatar (Zobarah [Zubara]) by the Bedouin tribes of Beni Hajir, 1874;
- Complaints of Turkey about Chief of Bahrain’s encroachments in Qatar, 1874;
- The Beni Hajir attack Zubara and commit piracies, 1875;
- Aggressive policy of the Turks and establishment of a new Turkish province on the Arabian littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- Plunder of a Bahrain boat by the Beni Hajir and an excessive contribution levied by the Chief of Bidaa [Al-Bidda] on British Indian traders residing there;
- Claims preferred by the Government of Basrah [Basra] on behalf of the inhabitants of Qatar against certain residents of Bahrain, 1876;
- Alleged ill-treatment of British Indian subjects, 1879;
- Piracies at Zubara – destruction of Zubara by Shaikh Jasim [Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī], 1878;
- Ill-treatment of Indian traders, 1879;
- Question of suppression of piracies on the Arab coast. Claims of the Turks to Odeid [’Odaid] (1871-81); previous history of ’Odaid, 1837-76;
- History of ’Odaid continued, question of Turkish jurisdiction on the Qatar coast, and suppression of piracies, 1878-81;
- Removal of section of the Al-bu-Kowareh tribe from Al-Bidda to Foweyrat [Fujairat], 1879;
- Threatened attack on Bahrain by Nasir-bin-Mobarik [Nasir bin Mubarak] and Shaikh Jāsim of Al-Bidda, 1881;
- Shaikh Jāsim’s desire to occupy ’Odaid, 1881;
- Policy as to the relations to be maintained with Shaikh Jāsim and the Turkish Government in Qatar, 1881;
- Ill-treatment of British subjects by Shaikh Jāsim and exaction of a fine from him, 1880-82;
- Protest of the Porte against British proceedings at Al-Bidda. British disclaimer of Turkish jurisdiction in Qatar, 1883;
- Shaikh Jāsim’s projected expedition against a branch of the Beji Hajirs in 1884;
- Fight between the Ejman [Ajman] and allied tribes on one side and Morah and Monasir tribes on the other, 1884;
- Disputes between Shaikh Jāsim and the Chief of Abuthabi [Abu Dhabi], Jāsim’s intentions to occupy ’Odaid and the ill-treatment of Bedouins at Al-Bidda, 1885-86;
- Outrages against Indian subjects under Jāsim’s instigation, and Shaikh Jāsim made to pay a fine, 1887;
- Protests of the Porte against British Government proceedings, 1888;
- Question of withdrawal of the Turkish garrison from Al-Bidda;
- Turkish expansion along the Arab coast and the policy of the British Government, 1888;
- Hostilities between Shaikh Jāsim and Shaikh Zaid [Zayed bin Khalifa] of Abu Dhabi, reported movements of the Chief of Jabal Shamer Ibn Rashid towards Oman in order to aid Shaikh Jāsim, 1888-89;
- Jāsim carrying munitions of war by sea, 1889;
- Turkish project of rebuilding Zubara, 1888;
- Turkish measures for establishing their jurisdiction on a firmer basis on the Arab coast. Increase of Turkish forces in Qatar, 1888;
- Intrigues of Jāsim against Abu Dhabi, 1889-90;
- Turkish projects for rebuilding Zubara and ’Odaid, 1890-91;
- Hostilities between Shaikh Jāsim and the Turks, 1891-93;
- British policy towards Jāsim during the hostilities. Chief of Bahrain and Abu Dhabi, 1893;
- Question of Turkish jurisdiction in Qatar, 1893;
- Removal by Turkish authorities of the British flag from a boat at Al-Bidda, 1897;
- Occupation of Zubara by the Al-bin-Ali tribe with the support of the Turks and Shaikh Jāsim. Threatened attack of Bahrain, and the energetic measures taken to expel the settlement, 1895;
- Arab rising against the Turks in Qatar;
- Disturbances off the Qatar coast between the Amamera and Al-bin-Ali tribes, 1900;
- Piracies committed by the Beni Hajir off the Qatar coast, 1900;
- Reconsideration of our general policy on the Arab side of the Gulf;
- (1) Proposed British protectorate over the Chief of Qatar; (2) Aggressive action of the Porte in attempted to establish mudirates at ’Odaid, Wakra and Zubara, 1902-04.
The appendices are as follows:
- A. Memorandum on the causes of the hostility between Shaikh Zayed of Abu Dhabi and Shaikh Jāsim;
- B. Extract from Captain Daly’s draft letter to the address of 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. , submitted for approval on 14 January 1901, relating to Qatar;
- C. Memorandum by Mr EC Block, dated 11 March 1903, about the Turkish claim over Qatar.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (46 folios)
- Arrangement
The contents of the précis are arranged in rough chronological order, and organised under a number of subheadings, with each paragraph numbered from 1 to 229. Three appendicies follow the main précis. There is a contents page at the front of the volume (f 5) which lists the subheadings with their corresponding paragraph numbers. The appendices are referenced using the volume’s pagination system.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the inside 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.
Pagination: The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, with page numbers located top and centre of each page.
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