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NOTE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ZUBARAH 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. CASE S®CE THE ISSUE
OF THE POLITICAL RESIDENTS DESPATCH NO.C/767, DATED THE
26th AUGUST, 1946, TO HIS MAJESTY 1 S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR
INDIA, 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. , LONDON.
1. In December, 1946, the Shaikh of Bahrain complained
that some of his subjects of the Al-Bu-Romaih tribe left
Bahrain and went to Qatar where they were settled at Ummul-
al-Ma^ "which (he stated) is one of the ports belonging to
our State Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. ", by the Shaikh of Qatar. The Political
Resident objected to the expressions "our State Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and
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"our port" used by the Shaikh and he withdrew them. 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. regarded this act of the Shaikh of Qatar's
as unfriendly towards Bahrain and asked him to move the Al-
Bu-Romaih. This the Shaikh of Qatar refused to do. For
various reasons the case was delayed and a final reply stating
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that the Shaikh of Qatar was within his rights in his atti
tude was not sent to the Shaikh of Bahrain until May, 1948.
2. After 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 visit to Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. in
January, 1947, the Shaikh was again told (P.A.'s letter No.
C/206, dated the 16th February, 1947) that the 1944 agreement
did not ne an that everything is to be restored in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. as
it was in 1936, but that there shall be no innovation after
the signing of the agreement. He was further told that there
would appear to be nothing to substantiate the allegation that
the Shaikh of Qatar was not observing his side of the agree
ment.
3. In October, 1947, the Shaikh of Bahrain complained
that the Shaikh of Qatar had visited Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. without informing fctiai
him about it and that he was about to cultivate at Lish and
Hiliwan (really only places where there are small cultivable
depressions where water collects) "where our houses are and
which are our property". He was told that the Ruler of Qatar
is under no obligation to refrain from visiting Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. ; nor
to inform him when he does so.