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'File 19/243 III (C 95) Zubarah' [‎172r] (358/462)

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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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the Sheikh to negotiate direct with Qatar, I do not
know. Nor could I be expected to, since HicKinbotham
had refused my written request to him for a handing
over note with the remark that he would "answer any
questions". Unfortunately most of them, as was
natural, arose like this one, after he had left.
6. The next move by the Shaikh showed no
originality. In May, both Belgrave and he wrote to
me that (i) Bahrain juss gatherers had always before
1936 gone to the Qatar Coast to gather juss (ii) the
June 1944 agreement restored conditions as they were
^/before 1936 (iii) the Sheikh of Qatar was not
Sjh carrying out the 1944 Agreement because his men had
just molested Bahraini juss gatherers on the Qatar
Coast (iv) 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. had motivated the 1944
AP'-ppftTnent and (the inmlication was.' ) it was up oO him
Agreement and (the implication
to see that it was carried out.
7. i referred this complaint to the Sheikh of
Qatar and his reply was that (as is a fact) in 1938,
he had issued orders prohibiting anyone from visiting
the Qatar Coast. When Bahrain heard of this reply
and returned to the charge I inquired from the : :heikh
of atar whether (i) Bahrain subjects had not always
visited the Qatar coasts to collect juss before the
1936 disputes (ii) his prohibition of the Qatar coasts
to Bahrainis was cancelled by the 1944"Agreement".
The reply was a categorical negative to both questions
8. it may be as well to recall the^ phrase in
the 1944 "agreement" upon which the Sheikh of Bahrain
relies in these cases. It runs "The Ruler of Bahrain
and Ruler of Qatar agree to the restoration of friendly
relations between them as they were in cue pabt.'. .. oa
it is possible to argue that either Bahrain or Qatar
is Justified in the line either has oaken in ^!i6 cases
ouoted. The agreement is so vague that almost anytning
can be argued therefrom. But ; must emphasise uhat
no hope whatsoever, even if one argued and declied i-^
favour of Bahrain in these particular cases, is^percepuiDle
by proceeding on these lines. The reason is tnis - the
Sheikh of Bahrain does not care particularly whether a
few of his subjects collect jus s on uhe Qatar Coa^t or
graze their cattle on Qatar land. That he is interesLea
in to the point of mono -mania ("It sours his wnole in e
Belir'rave said) is in trying to establish his righx tc
send his subjects to do these things - with a view
ultimately to making such a "right" one argument^in ^
favour of his sovereignty over Zubara. .ne oneiKri oi
Qatar is perfectly aware of the position anc fully
resolved to resist Bahrain "infiltration". ^ ruler
v /orth the name could be expected oo do anything oe.
9# j hope it is clear from the foregoing that
Sheikh Salman has at least some grounds, whether fully
justified or not, for Complaint, ana -lar, one posi^iun
I have been in of having to temporise is undignnied
and perhaps unfair, and will have uo be mez. nuu tnere
is another more important reason why matters cannot oe
allowed to stay as they are. As I have alluded to ia
my Demi-official letter No. P 8 dated - • J ", "v rlU ? us '
1945, concerning Bahrain Development, une cdiei^n is
tending :o naKe thfe Qatar question a bargaining counter
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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.

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1 volume (231 folios)
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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
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