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'File 4/13 IV Zubara' [‎8r] (20/412)

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The record is made up of 1 file (204 folios). It was created in 12 Dec 1943-14 Apr 1945. 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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avaxy Jflx>re iii pie»en ta to the al Than i Shaikhs^ *ho woulo
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1 requently atvk lor thin ano tnut anc would never be aenied
but in&t&ntly e, ven v.nat they aekeo lor. They were like
brothers anc thi country wab one country -- they B^de no
distinction between the ul Than! ana tnetiSeive&. he then
proceeded to tufeje a very lengthy survey oi the /.ubara case
and sai4 that bahrain f s toreign relations were in our
hands arid tha t :h(jy relied on us. v.ben there was the i er-
sian claiiu, hi slather had entrusted its defence to us and
we t+uc defended their rights, anc in every instance* except
in tout oi uuoara we hau not i a lien snort. who could they
turn .to except ;hd' British Government. i could not follow
all his flighnes!' arguments, as i had not the details of
thin esse at my finters* ends, but he mace it clear that
they wexv dmcL icre disturbed, by tne loss oi face than the
loss of propertj and saic that he was certain some arrange*
ment could be auae and that he relied on us to maae it. lie
1 infilly sroaucet a map ana pointing to the neutrai ^.ones
betv.eon isuwait in a Iraq ana oauc i Arabia convey ea tn&t some
thing on U.ose iiries coulc be arranged with (star too. I
po intec out that if the hubara question whs re-openec the
,>tar Shaikh v;ouiu almoet certainly re-open his claim to the
Kawar Islinae, fcnu that I thought it better to tell him
frankly Uat i was niraia views on this would probably
not agree with his. he smiled at this ana spoke lor some
time about their ciaiai wnicu, "the world knew", was fully
'justified* but ciu not press it. 1 repeated again tn*t X
doubted ii we saw eye to eye on this subject. As I had
bed'll an hcui and a half with Liir, i soon msce excuses end
took my ld,ve.
t. bn k) returti i aiscusseo the interview with the Poli
tical Agent, who pointed out that particular interest attached
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This file contains correspondence regarding negotiations between the rulers of Bahrain and Qatar, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī respectively, concerning the disputed ownership of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. on the Qatari peninsula and the strained relations between the two countries.

These negotiations were mediated by Britain's 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 majority of the correspondence is formed of letters - in English and Arabic - between him and the two leaders, as well as with Salih bin Sulaiman al-Manai, the Secretary of Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī.

The file contains two copies (one in English and one in Arabic) of an agreement signed by Qatar and Bahrain in order to restore friendly relations between the two states on 24 June 1944 (ff 86-87).

The file also contains a memorandum on Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. written by Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (ff 185-190).

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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 4-195; 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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