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'File 4/13 Zubarah 3' [169r] (342/512)
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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No* C/468-4/13
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain, the 18th July 1938
To
The Honourable the
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.
Bushire
Memorandum .
I have heard from one or two sources recently that
there is a good deal of family ill-feeling in Qatar since
Shaikh Abdullah bin "'asim refuses to disgorge any of the
money he receives from P.C.L. in the form of allowances
to the poorer members of the family. On my last visit
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to Dohah the Shaikh complainefh that the' Bahrain Government
were encouraging certain of his relatives to go to Bahrain
where they were given money in order to stir up trouble and
spread propaganda against him in Qatar. He mentioned in
particular the cases of Nasir bin Khalid al Than! and Saif
bin Ahmad. At that time I said that I thought he could go
a long way to discourage hostil propaganda by making reason
able provision himself for the various members of the Shaikhly
family* but 1 undertook to look into the matter further on
my return to Bahrain.
“• Shortly after my return to Bahrain 1 iter
from Shaikh Abdullah bin asim repeating his complaints, and
atar tamilj were able to evade the ordinary prohibition on
1 made enquiries here how it
was that certain members of the
the entry of ^atar subjects into Bahrain. The reply of course
wiat people who wished.to throw themslves on the generosity
ie ohaikh ox Bahrain cannot very well be turned awav* and
very well be turned away, and
Abdullah and Salman hotly denied that members of the
amily Aere encouraged to erimo ’h*»r»£s nr*
encouraged to come here or that t hey were
given/-
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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).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (254 folios)
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/2/204
- Title
- 'File 4/13 Zubarah 3'
- Pages
- 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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence