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'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [141r] (298/460)
The record is made up of 1 volume (223 folios). It was created in 19 Jun 1913-30 Jan 1920. 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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«fu7 e^rly a <X^to ai-
Major Keyee and I then took our departure anci^retumed to
H.U.*® Lawrence which left that uvanlng f^r Bahrain and
Banrah.
The clauses refuaea by the Shaikh being
among those mailced by you as eo-ontlnl # I was not able to
enter Into a treaty without reference to higher authority
MfflUIU'e Lawrence being obliged to return to the Shatt-
-ul-Ar^b for water a}'iO:»t i edlntoiy, prevented ne
entering Into telegraphic comrronlc tlon ^Ith you.
In consideration of the Jnikh'a remarks given nbove, and
♦
the fact that the position 13 much r ,a st-ited by hlm # I an
disposed to rocommond that the Oovemment of India may
be pleaaecyto accept the explanation of his inability to
admit arltlBh traders into his dorainlona for the present,
and to negotiate the remainder of the draft treaty on
the understanding that a subsidiary agreement regarding
the clauses omitted win be made subsequently.
Isn convinced that Shaikh Abdullah ^111 abide loyally
by the engagements Into which he la now prspnred to on-
-ter, and I believe that practical G .nerlcnce os our
encouragement and support will increase his reliance on
us, which la really al] that 1^ necessary.
It is quite po slble that, should we decline to treat
with hlrj without the clauses he nilght ultimately agree to
tholr Inclusion under protest, but, unlOoK? It is conaid-
-orod that thore la any urgency In regird either to tno
admission of traders, or a British A^nt, or both, t:ie
acceptance for /the present of the Shaikh*• explanations
'■liypa^.i bos^n the long run, as It win. In my opinion,
bo more likely to win his confidence and regard.
It . averse, ge erally speaking, to coercive measures 1th
Arab Chiefs,ex ept in canes of obvioua breaches of engage
-ents.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bahrain, Bushire, and the Foreign Department of the Government of India and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, as well as reports by Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo.
These correspondence and reports concern Britain's relations with the Āl Thānī family in the context of the Anglo-Ottoman Convention of 1913 and the nature of a possible treaty with Qatar; reports by Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo concerning the death of Shaikh Jāsim in 1913 and the succession of his son, Shaikh ‘Abd Allāh (folios 22-33); the withdrawal of the Turkish garrison from al-Bida‘ (Doha) in 1915 (folios 71-99); and the progress of the First World War and the Tangistan affair (folio 90).
The latter part of the file concerns the state of the pearling industry in Qatar; the case of a pearl thief in 1915, involving the Shaikhs of Qatar, Bahrain and Sharjah; and relations between Qatar and Bahrain as told by Ṣāliḥ al-Māni‘ (folios 213-217). In addition, there are details concerning the conclusion of the Anglo-Qatar Treaty on 3 November 1916 (folios 201-208).
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- 1 volume (223 folios)
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This file is arranged in approximately chronological order.
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Foliation: This file has two foliation numbers in the front top right hand corner of each folio. The primary number is enclosed by a circle and begins on the first page. The secondary number is not enclosed by a circle, appears on the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. and the top left hand corner of the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the page, and begins on the first page of text.
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- Title
- 'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1dv, i-r:i-v, 1er:1ev, 2r:21v, 34r:36v, 38r:38v, 40r:42v, 44r:61r, 62r:81v, 82v:86r, 87r:110r, 111r:113r, 114r, 115r:120v, 123v:130r, 131r:142v, 143v:145v, 146v:154v, 156r:171v, 172v:176v, 177v:178v, 180r:189v, 191r:194r, 195r, 196r:199r, 200r:222v, back-i
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