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'File No: E.7. Qatar & Anglo-Turkish Convention of 1913' [163r] (340/460)
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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——•— „ n "tialxonj bs delayed
tfllagran of .?9th Rovtabw (oobv att
— ~7 < v.ntil wd had
" •POrtunity of U»1U.., rttlUi. Utl,
and to ourselTas.
E. I would recoraiend another attermt to ^et the Treat"
signed without alteration, in order to keep It in lin, with '
these in foroo in the case of the other Sheikhs in treaty with
us, but I think we night giwe Sheikh Abdullah a separate let
ter at the sane tine explaining that it was inportant to have
the treaty worded on the sane lines as others but assurinr hin
that we av- o intention at present for pressing for fulfil-
nent of Articles IV, V and VIII, as long as our right in each
of these reppocts is clearly enunciated, I think we can afford
to reserve then for the present for the reason that if trade
and harbour facilities progress at Bahrain, as they are doing,'
the trade for the greater part of the Qatr peninsula will de
pend upon ."ah-ain when we shall have nractioal control over it.
6. As regards Article VI of the General Treaty, I an
of opinion that It would be best for Sheikh Abdullah to sign
the treaty ac a whole but with the reservation above the sig-
0
nature In r«^ard to tha aboY^ Art Id a that ha doss not cub-
soriba to Articla VI#
7. Unlass tha Govapnnant considar concidar that thara
is sufficient urgency about tha mattar to nacassitata its being
pushed imadiatalyf I oontanplata, if all go^s wall gatting
away for a waak or tan days during tha coning hot waathar f to
visit Katar and endeavour to get the treaty put through,
I hava the honour to ba^
Sir^
Your cost obadiant sarvant>
x / 7 Lieut-Colonle,
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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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- '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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