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'File 4/13 I Zubarah' [180r] (364/660)
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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of Zabara and his claim that the Maim tribe are
his subjects is not disproved.
The claim of the Ruler of^atar to the
ownership of Zabara and his claim that the Maim
tribe are his subjects is also not disproved.
The Ruler of Bahrain, in order to preserve
the long friendship, both personal and political,
between the two Rulers and the two states, agrees,
(i) not to press his claim to Zabara
and the naim tribe,
(ii) not to in any way develop Zabara,
(iii) to take measures to prevent smuggling
- through Zabara into tyatar,
(iv) not to allow settlements in Zabara
made by persons from Bahrain,
(v) to preserve the condition of Zabara
as it was before the present dispute,
provided that the Ruler of Qatar agrees,
(i) not to impose taxation on the pema
ne nt normal inhabitants of Zabara
who are the Maim tribe and their
relations while they are within the
Zabara area. Should they move out
of Zabara into other parts of Qatar
they become liable to any form of
taxation which is normally paid by
subjects of Qatar,
(ii) not to develop Zabara in any way but
to preserve it in the condition that
it was in before the present dispute
but should the Qattar oil company
wish to carry out genuine work within
the Zabara area they shall be allowed
to do so.
4. After long discussion the Qattar repre
sentative* said that they felt sure that the Ruler
of Qattar would not agree to the suggestions of
Bahrain, it was his intention, to put a military
post in one or two of the Maim villages within the
Zabara area to prevent smuggling and he could not
agree to leave Zabara in its present condition
inde—
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/202
- Title
- 'File 4/13 I Zubarah'
- Pages
- 37r:37v, 123r:123v, 174r:174v, 179r:181v, 239r:239v, 262r:262v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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