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'File 4/13 Zubarah 3' [24r] (52/512)
The record is made up of 1 file (254 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1937-27 Dec 1943. 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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D.0.No#C/l56 of 1957#
Office of the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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Dated the 24th July, 1937.
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Could you please reier to correspondence ending
with my telegram No. T/114 dated the 24th July 1937.
According to Rashid 1 s report the fT war TT between
the Sheikh of Qatar and the Naim all boils down to one
skirmish at A1 Thashab in which the Naim lost 4 killed
and 3 wounded out of a total of 30, and the Sheikh of
Qatar had at his disposal some 250 camel riders, 30
horsemen and 4 cars.
2. It would be interesting to know if the above
figures are more or less correct, and can you confirm?
Early rumours indicated a large number of casualties,
more or less severe fighting, and 7,000 men taking the
field for the Sheikh of Qatar, see Deptfords report
No.1951 dated the 3rd July 1937, which naturally only
passed on local Arab gossip
3.
In one of the subsidiary letters connected with
the Qatar Oil Concession we promised the Sheikh assistance
in case his territory was invaded on a large scale from
outside but stipulated that he would have to take his
part to the best of his ability. It would therefore
be interesting to know how many armed men, judging from
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his Naim operations, he could at a pinch put into the
field and how many rounds per rifle. In the Deptford
telegram quoted above the number was given as dO rounds,
which seems to me reasonable. Arab Sheikhs do not dish
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Captain T. Hickinbotham, I.A.
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.
, Bahrain
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This file contains correspondence regarding tensions between Qatar and Bahrain over the contested ownership of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. on the Qatari peninsula, as well as other issues concerning Qatar-Bahrain relations more broadly.
This correspondence includes original copies of letters (in Arabic) from Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], the ruler of Bahrain and his successor, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa [Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah]. These letters are primarily to Hugh Weightman, the British 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 and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government. They are accompanied by translations in English.
The file contains two English translations of Arabic-language press articles related to the Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. issue:
- ' Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. Problem' - published in Rabitat Al Arabieh in Cairo on 21st July, 1937 (ff 37-40);
- 'Is This True?' - published in Um-ul-Qora in Mecca on 23rd July, 1937 (f 46).
The file also contains a British Government memorandum entitled 'Note on History of Zubara and Claims of Shaikh of Bahrein to Zubara' that is followed by a simple map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 132-134).
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- 1 file (254 folios)
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- 'File 4/13 Zubarah 3'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:6v, 8r:13v, 18r:48v, 53r:54v, 56r:59v, 60v, 62r:71v, 72v:76v, 77v:78v, 79v:100v, 101v:109v, 110v:121v, 122v:124v, 125v:126v, 127v:134v, 135v:140v, 141v:144v, 145v:148v, 149v:154v, 156r:157v, 159r:162v, 164r:173v, 174v:177v, 178v:181v, 182v:184v, 186r:191v, 192v:193v, 194v:198v, 200r:202v, 203v:205v, 206v:207v, 208v:209v, 210v:216v, 217v, 220r:221v, 223r:224v, 228r:230v, 231v, 232v:253v, back-i
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