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‘Persian Gulf gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Précis of Katar [Qatar] affairs, 1873-1904.’ [‎20r] (39/92)

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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Disputes between Sheikh Jasim and the Chief of Abu-Thabi. Jasim's
intention to occupy Odeid and the ill-treatment of Banians at
Bidaa, 1885 86.
94 Of the Arab Chiefs who were his neighbours, Sheikh Jasim directed
External A. Proceeding., September 1886. ^Akh Zaid-blli-Kha
lifa, Chief of Abu Tliabi. His charges
against this chief in 1885 were: (1) that Sheikh Zaid had stood security for a
debt of Es. 4,000, which had not been discharged in due time; (2) ttiat he had
kept with him a body of Manasar who had plundered Jasim people on the
island of Dalma and whom he employed on raiding into Jasim's territory ; and
(3) that he interfered with Odeid, which belonged to Jasim, and which had
been destroyed. Jasim wished to restore the town of Odeid and re-inhabit it,
and asked 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. 's permission for the purpose. He assured him
that no acts of aggression would result from this occupation, and that he would
hold himself responsible for any such acts. The 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. told him to
give up this idea.
95. The Sheikh felt extremely annoyed at this reply, and in his next letter
External A, January 1886, Nos. 38 44. ^ ^ 0 hfical Kesideijt, lie expressed
himself in rather strong terms. The Poli
tical Resident did not, however, attach much importance to the Sheikh's hasty
and intemperate language, which was characteristic of the man.
96. On the 31st August 1886, the Resident at Bushire telegraphed that
External A., September 1886, Nob . 312-826. ^ 38 a ^ 0Ut P ro Ceed to
Odeid, with people to settle there, and
that some Beni Hajir Bedouins had attacked the Hindu traders at Bidaa,
killing one, and wounding another.
The detailed report which followed stated that the attack on the Hindus
had not been confirmed. But Colonel Miles considered the rumour was well
founded, inasmuch as Jasim when announcing his intention to quit Bidaa had
taken every precaution to disavow his responsibility for the safety of the
Banians who lived and traded there.
97. Advantage was taken by Sheikh Jasim of the Chief of Odeid's absence
at IVlaskat to leave Bidaa for Odeid, but Jasim was warned by Colonel Miles to
abandon any intention he might have of occupying the place, and the Senior
Naval Officer was requested to arrange for a vessel to proceed to the Arab
Coast as tarly as possible.
98. On the 16th September, the Resident telegraphed that the attack on
the Hindus had been somewhat exaggerated as the two men were only wounded
He, however, proposed sending the Assistant Resident, Khan Bahadur Hakim
Abdul Rahman to enquire into the case and ascertain as to the security of the
traders.
99. These proceedings were approved in Foreign Department letter
No. 2387, dated the 22nd October 1886.
100. In No. 143, dated 6th October 1886, Colonel Miles expressed his
Eiternal A., May 1887, Nos. 269-290. ^ ia * ; attack On the Hindus
had been deliberately planned by Sheikh
Jasim in concert ?rith his son whom he left in charge at Bidaa, the object
being to intimidate the banians and so induce them to quit Bidaa where they
were Jasim's rivals in trade. ^
The men assaulted were apparently not much hurt, but in the interests
of the large British Indian trading community along the Persian and Arab
Coasts, the Resident recommended that due notice should be taken of the case
and a suitable tine inflicted on Sheikh Jasim as compensation to the two men
injured. Sheikh Jasim had returned to Bidaa, and with regard to his desiVna
on Odeid Colonel Miles thought that— u^igns
"though hp undoubtedly still hankers after that pW and is unable to conceal his amhit : ons
to recover it, 1 do not now believe they werp mad« with any serious intention of settling there
his object seems simply to have been out of the way during the attack upon the Banyans/' '
As the Turkish Admiral at Basra had disavowed and censured the action
of the Commander of the Zohaffm writing to the Chief of Abuthabi that he
had orders to occupy Odeid, Colonel Miles thought that no further notice ne^
be taken of Jasim's visit to that place.

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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:

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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