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'File 4/13 I Zubarah' [176r] (356/660)
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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'» A
Shaikh Nasir bin Atieh and Saleh bin Mana inter
viewed me yesterday evening at 6-15 p.nu They stated
that they had found that the Bahrain Government were un
willing to accept the terms which they appeared to be
perfectly willing to accept the day before. They said
they
that^/suggested to the Bahrain Government that customs
dues would not be imposed on
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
or on the personal
property and articles for use of the Na»im, that the
Zubaran area would be considered to belong to the Shaikh
of Qatar and that the Na ! im would be considered to be
under his jurisdiction. I pointed out to them that their
inclusion of the word n under the jurisdiction of» amounted
to the Bahrain representatives, should they have agreed,
accepting the decision that
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
was part of Qatar.
This they undoubtedly would refuse to do. I again suggest
ed to them that they should leave out H under the jurisdic
tion of 5 * and that they should merely say that the condi
tion of the Zubardiarea should be as it was six months ago.
We then discussed various alternative propositions in de
tail. Eventually I told them that they should put for
ward in writing the terms which they had offered to the
Bahrain Government yesterday and in reply they said that
it was not possible to commit anything to writing as they
were afraid of Shaikh f Abdullah bin Qassim and had no
real authority to act or make decisions on his behalf.
This was told to me by Shaikh Nasir. I suggested that
they should put writing with a provisional state
ment to the effect that they were subject to confirmation
by the Shaikh of Qatar. They then enquired what they were
to do as they did not seem any further forward and did not
like to offer more generous terms without consultation. I
suggested/-
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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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- Title
- 'File 4/13 I Zubarah'
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- 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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