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‘Persian Gulf gazetteer. Part 1. Historical and political materials. Précis of Katar [Qatar] affairs, 1873-1904.’ [24r] (47/92)
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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the hands of the Turks and the Turkish Kazi. At the same time we learn
that he issued a proclamation at Bidaa forbidding the entry there of the
Almurah and Monasir tribes. The prohibition against the former was
said to hare been dictated by the Mutasarrif of Hasa and against the latter
by the enmity of Jasim towards Sheikh Zaid.
136. Soon after this, efforts were made by the Chief of Bahrein at the
External a., May i89o, Nos. 114-126. instance 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.
, to
bring about a reconciliation between
Sheikh Jasim and the Chief of Abu-Thabi since their disputes were a continuous
source of political unrest on the Arab coast. The Chief of Bahrein went so far
even as to proceed in March 1890 to Katar to meet Sheikh Jasim, and the latter
External a.. Septet 1890, N ob. 63 -61. returned the former's visit, but the efforts
at reconciliation between Jasim and Zaid
ended in failure.
Turkish projects to rebuild Zobarah and Odeid, 1890-91.
137. About the middle of the year 1890, news reached the Bushire
External A., June 1890, Nos. 242-246.
Residency
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of the Turkish projects to
External a .. August 1890, Nos. 81-83. rebuild Zobarah and Odeid and of the
appointment of Mudirs for the purpose.
On the 23rd September 1890, Colonel Ross
telegraphed to Simla:—
" It is reported that Turkish authorities intend, establishing posts at ZobaraK and Odeid
on Kaiar coasts, and have nominated Mudirs. I venture to recommend that Government
cause immediate enquiry and Turkish Government be informed of British views, Odeid is
distinctly considered within our zone of influence as appanage of Abu-Thabi. If settlement
once formed under Turkish influence; it would be difficult to obtain withdrawal by diplomacy.
Matter is urgent/'
138. The Government of India in repeating this message to the India
No. 77 of 1890. Office recommended the proposed com
munication being made to the Turkish
Government.
139. The
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.
in writing on this subject to the Foreign Office on
No. si of 1890. 2n(i observed
" In accordance with the recommendation of the Government of India, Lord Cross desires
to suggest, for the consideration of the Marquis of Salisbury, that Her Majesty's Ambassador
at Constantinople be instructed to make enquiries of the Porte as to whether any movement
of the nature indicated is contemplated, and in that case to require the Turkish Government to
abandon the intention of occupying a port which is viewed by Her Majesty's Government as a
dependency of Abuthabi.
Zobarah lies on the western side of the northern extremity of the Katar peninsula. It
will be seen, on reference to this office letter of the 2nd November 1888, that it is questionalle
vhtther any remonstrance should be made against a Turkish occupation of this place. Her
Majesty's Government have declined to admit the claim of Turkey to sovereignty over the Kafar
coast, but they have never protested against the presence at Bidaa, on the eastern side of the
Katar peninsula, of the Turks who have maintained a small military port there since 1872."
140. In January 1891 rumours reached 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 at Bahrein
secret e ., March i89i, Nos. 91-105. that three officers had been appointed at
Hasa—one an Assistant to Jasim-bin-
Thani, the second Governor of Zobarah, and the third as Governor of Odeid, and
that 400 soldiers would soon arrive for garrisoning the two towns. As the Chief
of Bahrein felt very uneasy on hearing of these proceedings, the Government of
India enquired of the
India Office
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whether the Porte was being pressed for a
reply. The answer was in the affirmative.
Hostilities between Sheikh Jasim and the Turks, 1891-1893.
141. In February 1891 we discover the first grave symptoms of disagree-
Secret E., July 1891, Nos. 178-194. ^ ie Turkish authorities and
bheikh Jasim, which soon developed into
open hostilities. The following translation of the report of 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
at Bahrein, dated the 20th Tebruary 1891, explains the causes and points of
difference between them :—
<f After compliments—I have the honour to report that frequent news reaches me about the
projected rebuilding of Zobarah and Odeid. Two days ago a boat from Wakrah arrived he;e
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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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