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'File 4/13 I Zubarah' [169r] (342/660)
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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Shaikh Uasir bin Atieh and Saleh bin Mana
called this morning at 8.30* Shaikh Nasir was more
loquacious than he had ever been before and took a
•IiCkcLl
qfcerpart in our conversation. They informed me
that as a result of a lengthy meeting yesterday they
put forward the suggestion that Hubarah should re
main as it was previous to this present dispute and
that the Na’im if they consider themselves as sub
jects of the Shaikh of Qatar were at liberty to re
main, but if they did not they should be allowed to
leave.
2. We again discussed ways and means for coming
to a reasonable solution and I feel that they are
both more inclined to be sincere.
3. I suggested another possible means of compro
mise and that was that Shaikh Abdullah bin Qassim /
not because he had no right^but rather out of affec
tion for the Ruler of Bahrain,should announce his
intention of levying no taxes, while the Ruler of
Bahrain while not foregoing his claim to
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
should announce his intention that out of affection
for the Ruler of Qatar he was not prepared to press
the point at the present time. This solution appealed
to Shaikh Nasir who wished me to put it in writing,
but X suggested that either he or Saleh bin Mana
should write about this as it was not in any way an
official suggestion.
4. Shaikh Nasir said that their trouble was not
that the Na ! im were in any strength but that many of
the subjects of Qatar irere joining them. I tnink
that/-
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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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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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- 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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