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‘Persian Gulf gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Précis of Katar [Qatar] affairs, 1873-1904.’ [19v] (38/92)
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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bombard the town if he refused payment. On this the British Ambassndor
was instructed by Lord Grarmlle to avoid
Proceeding No. 238 of Secret E., May 1883. discussion On the Subiect ;but if he found it
Nos. 218-246. i j j ii • i? ti •
necessary to state the views of tier Majes-
ty's Government, he was to say that" Her Majesty's Government cannot admit
any sovereign rights to belong to the Forte on the Katar Coast* 1 Subsequently
Her Majesty's Government had to put their views into writing, and Lord
Granville addressed on 7th May 1883 Musurus
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
in the following terms:—
Proceedings No. 98 of Secret E., Juno 1883, bos. "In Conclusion, I teg leave to remind
80 " 100 * It our Excellency that the claims of the
Porte to rights of severeignty over the Katnr Coast have never been admitted
by Eer Majesty 1 s Oovernment" This elicited a protest from the Turkish
Ambassador, and, in reply. Lord Granville wrote, 22nd September lfc83.
Proceedings Kos. 264 of Secrct-E., December that Her Majesty's Government were
1883, Nos. 212 -266. unable to accept the vieus of the Porte
on the subject, and were not prepared to wame the rights which they had exercis
ed at intervals during the long period oj years of dealing directly with the Arab
Chiefs of the Katar Coast when necessary> in order to preserve the peace of
the seas or to obtain redress for outrages on British subjects or persons
entitled to British protection.
91. Sheikh Jasim however still persisted in maintaining that Katar
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.
's letter No. 98, dated i6th May belonged to the Turkish Government
1884, secret e., june 1884, nos. aoa-sio. and that the British Government should
have dealings with their officials, not with him; since.he was only a merchant
who wished to be on terms of friendship with the British in regard to his
personal affairs. But it will be seen hereafter that he never ceased to make
himself obnoxious to the British and their subjects in Katar and was really
at the bottom of many of the piracies and outrages against the British
Indian traders on the Katar coast. The one cause of his hostility against the
British was what he thought to be the intrusion of the Indian Banians in Bidaa
to deprive him of the profits he had been making by having the monoply of the
trade in pearls in that place, and the protection which the British Government
extended to them. He therefore threw himself into the arms of the Turkish
Government. He'had been appointed by them their Kaimmakam. Nou t^at he
had to pay such a heavy fine as Rs. 8,000, he resigned his appointment under the
Turkish Government, but they do not seem to have ever accepted his resignation.
Sheikh Jasim's projected expedition against a branch of the Beni
Hajirs, 1884.
92. Sheikh Jasim's retirement from a political career was only feigned or
» "d ip a * iflflA M 070 qqk Very shortlived. In May 1884 we find him
A. Political E., August 1884, Nos. 279-286. ^ t ,.* 7 ,
preparing an expedition against a branch
of the Beni Hajir tribe, who resided near Katif. He wrote to the Chief of Bahrein
to say that he had obtained the permission of the Turkish Government, and to
ask the Chief's intercession to obtain the permission of the British Government.
The Chief of Bahrein feared that the expedition was really intended against
his island. The Politieal Resident feared that it would likely cause alarm and
confusion in the Bahrein sea and might lead to worse consequences, and
therefore thought it advisable to warn Sheikh Jasim against the undertaking.
Fight between the Ejman and allied tribes on one side, and the
Morah and Manosir tribes on the other, 1884,
93. In September 1884, intelligence was received of somewhat serious
w * rw v v ..q encounter between a body of the tribe of
Eiternal a., October 1884, Nos. 448 -462. , ,,. , . j ~
.b/jman and allied tribes on one side, and
a force of the Morah, El-Monasir, etc., on the other, resulting in the defeat
with heavy loss, of the Ejman forces. The people of Katar had apprehended
an attack by the Ejmans, but it happened that the latter marched to a watering
place named Buneyyan, situated between Katar and Oman, where the encounter
took place. The Ejman forces, who numbered about 2,000, were said to have
lost about 800 killed. This result of the hostile movements of the tribes had
been a source of great anxiety to Sheikh Jasim, who would have suffered con
siderably by having to keep back the divers of Katar in the face of the dis
turbed condition of the district.
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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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