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'File 4/13 Zubarah 3' [‎226r] (456/512)

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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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5. After the quarrel with Q,atar, which was partly
caused by the • .aiei uribe claiming bo be independent of
the authority of the Shaikh of qattar, the whole of the
Naim tribe and a number of families belonging to the
other tribes crossed to Bahrain and settled in various
parts of the islands. A few of them moved to Saudi
Arabia, with the approval and permission of His Majesty
King Ibn Saud and the Shaikh of Bahrain because they
were able to find there better grazing for their flocks.
The detachment of 'the Naim tribe who are living on the
mainland are financially supported by the Shaikh of
Bahrain and they purchase their supplies from Bahrain.
They are not subject to taxation in Saudi Arabia. The
leaders of the tribes who came out of qattar are in
receipt of monthly payments from His Highness Shaikh
Sir Salman on the same scale as were paid by his late
father. While in qattar most of the men who regarded
themselves as adherents of the Khalifah signed documents
in which they stated that they were Bahrain subjects.
4. Since these Arabs came to Bahrain they have been
officially regarded as foreigners, excex3t those of them
who happen to have been born here. If they have cases
they appear in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. or Joint Courts and they are
not at present eligible for employment by the Bahrain
Petroleum Company as all permanent employees before they
are taken on by the Company are required to produce a
certificate of Bahrain nationality.
5. Eis Highness Shaikh Sir Salman wishes the Arabs of
these tribes which have come to Bahrain to be officially
accepted as his subjects. He feels that his own retainero
who are paid by him in many cases and who wish to og his
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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:

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
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'File 4/13 Zubarah 3' [‎226r] (456/512), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/204, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100025601878.0x000039> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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