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'File 4/13 IV Zubara' [11r] (26/412)
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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4. This morning His Highness called to see me ostensibly to
enquire about my health but in fact to make a further contribution
towards the solution of the Zubara problem. It is now possible
that His Highness would agree to being granted personal possession
of the old Al Khalifah buildings at Zubara itself including the
cemetery and also personal possession of the dilapidated forts
which ring the Zubara area. As regards the Zubara area access
would be granted to everyone, i.e., Al Khalifah tribesmen, Bin
Thani tribesmen, and Saudi Arabian tribesmen. The Shaikh would
like to be in control of the area in the event of any disorder
occurring between the various tribesmen. Pie would not adjudicate
between the parties but would send them, assuming them to be
Qatar subjects or persons subject to that Shaikh's jurisdiction,
to Bin Thani to be dealt with according to the lav/ in force. He
would naturally have full jurisdiction over his own tribesmen.
The ground would not belong to him and he would have no rights
therein which of course would mean that the oil agreement would
not be affected by any solution of the Zubara problem on these
lines. The whole thing is very nebulous and I now propose to
endeavour to get His Highness to be rather more definite than he
actually has been and to reduce his ideas to writing so that any
further misunderstanding with regard to his exact intentions will
be avoided.
5. This last move is an indication that His Highness is not
averse to the settlement of the Zubara question and it is not
in my opinion his last word. As soon as I am quite sure of my
grounds in Bahrain I will go over to Qatar and see if Abdullah bin
Thani has any suggestions to make with a view to the solution of
the problem and possibly see what their reactions are to the
Bahrain suggestions. As soon as I see a reasonable chance of
the problem being solved with the agreement of the two Shaikhs
I will communicate with you officially, and in the meantime I
v/ill keep you fully informed of my unofficial conversations.
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/205
- Title
- 'File 4/13 IV Zubara'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:19v, 21r:24v, 26r:29v, 31r:40v, 42r:42v, 44r:48v, 50r:63v, 66r:79v, 81r:85v, 88r:97v, 99r:103v, 105r:114v, 116r:121v, 123r:128v, 130r:132v, 135r:149v, 151r:158v, 160r:167v, 169r:169v, 171r:173v, 175r:183v, 191r:191v, 193r:203v, 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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