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'File 19/243 I (C 69) Zubarah' [‎38r] (86/416)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (210 folios). It was created in 23 Mar 1937-18 Jun 1937. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Interview with Na^m leaders - 50th April 1937 >
12* I met Rashid bin Mohammad, Khalld bin Mohammad 3
and other leaders of the Na'im tribe. They were per
fectly friendly. They assured me that they had col
lected with no evil intent, but only because they have
been threatened with taxation and having objected they
feared that Shaikh 'Abdullah bin Qassim would take
action against them. They claimed to be the subjects
of the Shaikh of Bahrain. I at first advised them to
return to their followers and induce their followers
to disperse and take up their, normal life as the case
had been referred to the Honourable the Political Re
sident. They asked me for a guarantee from His Majes
ty's Government of security if they did return. I
was unable to give them this guarantee and advised
them to return to their people at once and told them
that I would see Shaikh 'Abdullah bin Qassim the next
morning and would visit them again after my interview
with Shaikh 'Abdullah bin Qassim. They then returned
to their people.
Interview with Shaikh 'Abdullah bjn Qassjin^.the Ruler
of Qatar. 1st May 1937 .
13. I met Shaikh 'Abdullah bin Qassim and his sons
Hamad and All. They were at Riyan. Saleh bin Mana,
the Secretary of the Ruler, was present during our
conversation. The Ruler was at first disinclined to
discuss the matter with me. He said that he was
aggrieved and that the case had been referred to the
Honourable 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. who knew all there
was to know. He pretended to know nothing about the
events/—

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This file contains correspondence related to tensions between Bahrain (and the Al Naim tribe) and Qatar concerning the ownership of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. on the Qatar peninsula that took place between March and June 1937.

At this time, the Al Naim tribe were allied to the Al Khalifa ruling family of Bahrain who claimed Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. as a part of their own territory (the family had been based there before their conquest of Bahrain in 1783). The British authorities did not recognise the Al Khalifa's claim to Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and mediated between the two sides. The file contains extensive details of this mediation process.

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1 volume (210 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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A bound correspondence volume of which the front and back covers have become unattached.

The main foliation sequence starts at the title page and continues through to the 2nd folio from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil, circled and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

A second foliation sequence, also written in pencil but not circled starts on f.2 and runs to f.204; these numbers can also be found 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. This system forks on f.30 to form a third foliation sequence, which is out of step with the second sequence due to the fact the 1st folio marked with this sequence is labelled with a range; these numbers are also not circled, written in pencil and can be found in the same position as the other two sequences.

Foliation Errors: 1A and 1B.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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