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'File 4/13 Zubarah 3' [212r] (428/512)
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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Translation of letter dated 19th Ralab 1360 fn a ,-ti £ x
Ruler of Qatar to the
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. 1 1 m th6
After compliments,
Reference your letter No. C/797-xx3qckx 4/13 dated 26th July
1941. It would be adviceable to draw your attention to your letter
No.C/524 dated 24th June 1940 which says: "strict orders have beer
issued forbidding Bahrain subjects from going to Qatar". Have the
orders issued by you been obeyed ? You will realize that this
was issued in reply to our repeated complaints about the boats
which come to these partsysrhich it .is forbidden to frequent .for
the purpose of commiting undesirable acts. I still find that
Bahrain boats come stealthily to these parts v?ithout heeding the
'after
orders. We did not arrest this boat except^repeated warnings and
after getting a promise from you that such matters will not be
repeated but this boat and its owner have come as a proof of the
strength of our case in taking the necessary steps because these
people smuggle themselves to those isolated parts for undesireable
purposes. This has caused us to increase the number of coastal
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guards to tfatch those coasts after writing to you my letter dated
2nd Jamad-ul-awwal 1359 and after you said that they were not
from Bahrain but the truth has not been revealed to you and they
have reversed the facts before you so that they may continue their
acts. At last you have admitted that Jun^ah bin Muhammad al Ka*bi
has come without permission, therefore he has intentionally
contravened the orders and lied when saying that he came to visit
his wlfe^
his and^relatives though in fact he came for the same purpose
as the others who came before him. You may be assured that I went
into ifctaxE explaining all Hiese details to show how these people
take rules and regulations lightly and disregard orders, llow if
it has been proved before Your Honour that we are right and that
the said Jum’ah had committed a wrong but you want me to return
the boat at your request then we will ignore the matter and waive
our right out of respect for you and will return his boat to him
if this will be agreeable to you but we request you to make more
rigerous orders that they should not repeat the acts of going
stealthily to a place to which it is forbidden to go. U.E.
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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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- 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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