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'File No. E/3. QATAR - Shaikhs Jasim & Ahmad al Thani & death of Shaikh Jasim in 1913' [28v] (68/394)
The record is made up of 1 volume (189 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1900-5 May 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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subject. Bt I would venture to point out to Your Lordsliip that at the present
moment we are threatening Turkey with an armed expedition, to be manned
by Bmhreinese and supported by England, to avenge the murder of iSheikh
Sclman, committed by the Almurrah tribe in revenge ior the murder oi some ol
their people: tuat t has been decided to establish a British Post Olftce at Kowei^,,
and to attach a Resident to the Sljicikh ; and that we are at the same tim^
insisting upu; u removal of the Turkish military post from Bubian Island,
as also froi i Um Kasr, although not with quite the same pressure. I pass
without comment the observations I have made to the Sublime Porte under
Your Lordship's instructions in regard to the military operations in the Nejd.
I have, &c.,
N. U. O'C onor.
(Received on the 15tli August with Political Secretary's letter No. 81, dated the 29th July
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PERSIA AND ARABIA. [18th July.]
CONFIDENTIAL. Section 6.
No. 1.
Foreign Office to
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.
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Foreign Office,
Sirj ' 18th July 1904.
With reference to your letter of the 18th May, I am directed by the
Marquess of Lansdowne to transmit herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of
State for India, copies of correspondence with His Majesty's Ambassador at
Constantinople, relative to the proposal of the Government of India for conclud
ing;" an agreement with the Sheikh of El Katr, similar to the arrangements
with the Trucial Chiefs.*
Sir N. O'Conor does not consider that it would be possible to justify a Con
vention with the Sheikh of El Katr on the ground of the delay which has occur
red in the cancelling of the appointment of the Mudir of Wakra. Bis Excel
lency is justified in stating that he never went further than to express a some
what hesitating opinion thnt such an arrangement might possibly be defended
as not necessarily inconsistent with the maintenance of the status quo, if it were
directed solely to the exclusion of foreign interference.
At the same time Lord Lansdowne understands that Sir N. O'Conor does
not absolutely oppose the conclusion of an arrangement, if on general grounds
it is considered expedient. I am, however, to call special attention to his
observations as to the cumulative effect of the numerous steps which are being
taken in the Gulf in exciting suspicion in the minds of the Turkish Govern
ment, and to his recommendation that any steps which are finally decided upon
should be carried out as quietly as possible, and should bear the appearance of
being directed towards the virtual preservation of the status quo in the Gulf.
I am, &c.,
F. H. Villiers. ^
• To Sir N. O'Conor, No. 203 ; Sir N. O'Conor, No. 516 (Secret), 28th June 1904,
foreigri Office Preas—No. 938—25-8-04i—54.
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cary's letter No. 31, dated the 29th July
[4th July.]
Section 5.
rquess of Lansdowne.
Therapia,
28th June 1904.
t and cort-espondence in Your Lord-
Jtant, and beg to offer the following
possil)le to justify a Convention with
n the ground of the delay which has
itment of the Mudir of Wakra. The
hough reluctantly, to annul the
• 25 of the 16th ultimo shows that,
ti docs not deny that he has received
^jesty's Government, o:r that he will
n.
he 14th November 1903, I carefully
aed from expressing the opnion, as
Lordship's despatch under acknow-
nt, such as the Convention with the
« from the policy of maintaining the
which His Majesty's Government
•tion seemed to be one essentially
urgency and advantages against £he
Is^of the Ottoman Government, and
ving His Majesty's Government the
atr without attempting in any other
ernment, the status quo. This is
• in reconciling the Turkish Govern-
also remind them that it was only
1808 with Sheikh Muhammad-bin-
of the 20th May.
Sis Majesty's Government decide in
leikh Ahmed on the lines of the
^ so in as quiet and secret a manner
i necessity of acquiring power to
3 pearl-fishing rights of the Arab
ip s desire that I should express my
olicy that prompts the Government
Sheikh of Katr, Ahmed-bin-Thani,
ive a valuable opinion upon this
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This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bushire, Bahrain and the Foreign Department of the Government of India, as well as with Shaikh Jāsim bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī, Shaikh Aḥmad bin Muḥammad Āl Thānī and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī.
The first part of the file covers Britain’s relations with Qatar between 1900 and 1905, and includes: details of gift giving to members of the Āl Thānī family in 1900, 1903 and 1904; details concerning Turkish activities in Qatar; various correspondence among British officials discussing the status of Qatar vis-à-vis Britain and possible future treaty relations; the status of the Āl Thānī family as the ruling family of Qatar; the position of Shaikh Aḥmad vis-à-vis his brother Shaikh Jāsim; and a short historical sketch of Qatar from 1766 to 1902 (folio 44).
The pages of the file that cover the years 1905 to 1909 include Fancis Beville Prideaux's report on his visit to Shaikh Jāsim at Lusayl and Shaikh Aḥmad at Doha (al-Bidda‘) (folios 49-59) in November 1905; details concerning the murder of Shaikh Aḥmad in December 1905 (folios 60-76); Turkish activities in Qatar (for example, folios 92, 95 and 102); illness of Shaikh Jāsim’s son, ‘Abd al-Raḥman, in March 1906 (folio 71); piracy activities of Aḥmad bin Salmān (folio 82); and the Āl Thānī family’s relations with Ibn Sa‘ūd (folios 114-117A) and the Āl Khalīfah family (folios 119-127).
The pages of the file covering 1913 to 1920 deal with Shaikh Jāsim’s illness and eventual death in July 1913 and the subsequent succession of his son, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (folios 147-156); details of relations between the Āl Khalīfah family and Qatar, particularly with regard to al-Zubārah (folio 157) and their pearling interests; and a proposed tour of Qatar and the awarding of the C.I.E. [Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire] to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (folios 157-181).
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- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1ev, 2r:3r, 4r:5v, 6v:20v, 21v:62v, 64r:68v, 70r:85v, 85ar:85av, 86r:105v, 107r:109v, 111r:116v, 117ar:117bv, 119r:119v, 121r:121v, 123r:125v, 127r:129v, 131r:132v, 134r:134v, 136r:138v, 140r:141v, 143r:143v, 145r:149v, 151r:154v, 156r:158v, 160r:188v, back-i, back
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