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'File 4/13 I Zubarah' [‎116r] (236/660)

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The record is made up of 1 file (328 folios). It was created in 14 Mar 1937-22 Jun 1937. 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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(b) Since about that date i.e. 1871 the / I Than!
(the present ruling family of Qatar) have held
qatar, including Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. , and in 1875 the important
f
announcement mentioned in paragraph 9 above was
made to the Shaikn of Bahrain.
(c) The action which His Majesty's Government had to
take in 1895 on behalf of the Bahrain Government
shows clearly that at that date the Bahrain Govern
ment, far from having any control over ^ub&rah,
were actually threatened by invasion from that
pl&ee.
(d) ¥ith regard to the Bahrain case, see paragraph 3
(l) f (2) and (3) above. The fact that on a single
occasion the Naim tribe obeyed the orders of the
Hu}.er of Bahrain seems to me to prove little or
nothing. rr ima faci® the further argument that
in addition to this specific case, the Uaim,
generally * peaking, obey the orders of the ruler
of Bahrain, would seem to carry some weight,
here, however, certain sections of an Arab tribe
have migrated from the territory of one Shaikh to
that of another, fhey still consider themselves
as owing some v&gue allegiance to their original
Hhaikh and are generally subject to his influence.
The Bahrain Downs ir tribe, for instance, some
years ago being on bad terms with the Ruler of
Bahrain, emigrated to uasa. vhiie there they
doubtless received messages from the uler of
Bahrain and evidently considered themselves as
owing some allegiance to him, since finally they
asked /

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This file contains correspondence regarding a dispute that broke out between Qatar and Bahrain over the ownership of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. on the Qatari peninsula. The hostilities began after the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, attempted to impose taxation on members of the Al Naim tribe who were resident in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. but proclaimed allegiance to the Āl Khalīfah family.

The correspondence (in English and Arabic) is primarily between British officials ( Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Percy Gordon Loch and 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. in Bahrain, Tom Hickinbotham) and the rulers of Bahrain and Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, respectively. The file also contains correspondence between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain and Hickinbotham.

The file contains three black and white aerial photographs of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. (ff 80-81).

On folios 82-92 the file contains a report written by Hickinbotham entitled ' Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. incident' that contains a summary of relevant events and recommendations for British Policy on the issue.

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1 file (328 folios)
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 7-323; these numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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