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'File 19/243 III (C 95) Zubarah' [151r] (316/462)
The record is made up of 1 volume (231 folios). It was created in 21 Jul 1937-14 Nov 1946. 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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would this be so if the Shaikh of ^atar fulfils his intention
of withdrawing the guards from the fore of Zubara.
7. I find His Highness' account of the discussions in
Qatar rather too satisfactory to be fully credible and I doubt
not that the Bin Thanis would have a very different story to
tell. What in fact has happened is that His Highness 1 very
non-committal letter met with the reply it deserved, bland,
polite, and equally non-committal, and His Highness* verbal
approaches have caused the Shaikh of Qatar to take refuge
behind his treaty of 1916.
His Highness 1 object in so fully acquainting me with
what had taken place between Abdullah bin jabar and the Shaikh
of Qatar was undoubtedly to indicate that he felt that pressure
might be brought to bear by us on the Shaikh of Qatar to obtain
a declaration from him to the effect that he acknowledged the
Al Khalifah 's rights in the Zubara area. par from acquiescing
in what almost amounts to a request by His Highness I consider
that his attention should be drawn to the fact that he was
permicted to enter into direct negotiations with the Shaikh
of Qatar for the sole purpose of arranging for the removal of
the guards from the fort at Zubara.
I suggest therefore that I should now inform him that
1 have communicated to you the substance of our conversation
on the 18th of December and have been instructed by you to
express your interest in what has already taken place and your
hope x that any future discussions will be confined to the specific
question of the withdrawal of the guards from the Zubara fort.
At the same time in order to ensure a continuance of the present
reasonably good relations between the two countries I think that
we should be well advised to do all chat is possible to have
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the aforesaid guards removed.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
ujxttu*
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.
, Bahrain.
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This file contains correspondence regarding the situation after hostilities that occurred between the Al Naim tribe (supported by Bahrain) and Qatar in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. in June and July 1937.
The correspondence covers the period immediately following the events and continues for several years until 1946. It contains details of British mediation efforts between the two sides and also includes the text (in English and Arabic) of a reconciliation agreement between the two sides from 1944.
The file also contains a translation of an Arabic-language letter published in the Cairo publication 'Rabitat Al Arabieh' (f. 25). The letter is from a Bahraini and argues that the British had sided with Qatar in the conflict regarding Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. as they were afraid that if under Bahraini control, the concession for oil deposits near the town would be given to an American (as opposed to British) oil company as had been done in Bahrain.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (231 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence volume. There are two incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 224, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume. Anomalies: f.1A; f.126A; f.126B; f.141A; f.141B.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/371
- Title
- 'File 19/243 III (C 95) Zubarah'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:4r, 6r:9r, 10r:24v, 28v:34v, 36v:39v, 40v:41v, 42v:45v, 47v, 49v:57v, 58v:83v, 86v:101v, 102v:125v, 126ar:126bv, 127r:140v, 141ar:141bv, 142r:174v, 175v, 177r:186r, 187r:223v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence