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'File 4/13 I Zubarah' [157r] (318/660)
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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At my request Shaikh Nasir bin Atieh and Saleh
bin Mana came to see me yesterday. I questioned them
on the course of the negotiations. It appeared that no
progress had been made and that both sides had contented
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themselves with saying that
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
belonged to them.
They informed me that Shaikh Abdullah bin f Isa had
stated Bahrainis terms and they were that
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
should
be part of Bahrain, import dues not to be levied on
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
or the Na ! im and export dues to be levied on
goods leaving
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
on the land side. The oil posi
tion was to be left indeterminate. I asked if they
had questioned Shaikh Abdullah bin ^sa carefully with
regard to what he meant about oil but they said that
they had not. They further stated that the terms were
such that it would not be worth while informing Shaikh
* Abdullah bin Qassim. I asked them what their instruc
tions were from Shaikh »Abdullah bin Qassim and it
appeared that they had not received any concise instruc
tions at all. I pointed out to them that it was for
them to question the B~iii*ain representatives fully with
regard to the proposition put forward by them and that
they should not content themselves with merely saying
M No w or "Impossible". They were representatives and
negotiators and they should do all they could to search
for some .way round the obstacle. Saleh bin Mana then
gave me a history of Qatar f s claim to
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
and I
then asked Shaikh Nasir bin Atieh if^ according to Arab
custom a house was built and then left unoccupied for
)
many years and then the descendant of the builder re
turned to the house to whom wguld the house be considered
to belong. Shaikh Nasir was unwilling to answer this
question and although it was explained to him by myself
and the interpreter he still declined to answer and
said/-
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/202
- Title
- 'File 4/13 I Zubarah'
- Pages
- front, back, spine , edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:12v, 15r:21v, 23r:23v, 25r:28v, 30r:30v, 34r:36v, 38r:67v, 69r:102v, 104r:122v, 124r:124v, 126r:142v, 144r:144v, 146r:146v, 148r:173v, 175r:178v, 182r:198v, 200r:201v, 203r:233v, 236r:238v, 240r:261v, 263r:270v, 273r:327v, back-i
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