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'File 4/13 I Zubarah' [317r] (638/660)
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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ZUBARAH
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
.
The two letters which were addressed to His
Highness and to Shaikh 1 Abdullah bin Qassim are at
pages -34 and 35 of file 4/13. These letters were
signed by me after approval by Colonel Loch.
2. Will you please see a note at page 36 of the
same file which was made by Colonel Loch of an inter
view between His Highness, Colonel Loch and myself.
This interview took place on the morning of the B8th
April.
3. I had an interview/ with the Adviser this after
noon and he told me that His Highness was feeling very
/
deeply his responsibility to the Na’im. His Highness
considers that the Ns4im are his subjects and that they
look to him to protect them from outside interference.
4. I asked the Adviser to inform the Shaikh that I
quite understood his point of view and I myself was
proceeding to
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
in accordance with your instruc
tions and would meet the leaders of the Nalim tribe.
I informed the Adviser for His Highness 1 information
that you would be arriving here on the 3rd of May and
that he would have every opportunity of stating his
case in person to you. I have not been able to find-
out for certain who started the present trouble over
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
, but I think that the real cause is that the
Bahrain Government believe that in the ev* nt of the
Qatar Oil Company making a port on the west coast
of Qatar the trade of Bahrain will be damaged. His
Highness says that they are not interested in the ques
tion of a port but I suspect they are afraid that al
though no customs duties will be charged to the Oil
Company for import of material required for drilling
I
end production, a port on the west coast of Qatar would
draw/-
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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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