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'File 4/13 IV Zubara' [‎111r] (226/412)

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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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opinion was violently In favour of the upholding of the prestige
oi the A1 Khalifah* HA public are in favour of the present
state ol resumed liiendly relations and care more for their own
pioiit ani convenience than for the honour of an unpopular Ruler
anc his parasitical family. ihe time has come when His Highness
should be iriicimed tUat xar from trying to pick a fresh quarrel
v. n tie a ^ar he would be well advised to use his best endeavours
to strengthen his relations with his neighbour for should an
official decision ever be given on the Zubara question it would
almost certainly be in favour of the Shaikh of Qatar. It may
well b*e that His Highness looks forward to a day when the Bln
Than! family are forced from their present position by their
oppressed subjects and the A1 Khalifah are called upon to supply
a new ruler for that unfortunate country. If this is so it is
time His Highness was brought back to earth for though it is
possible that the Bin Ihanis may lose their power in Qatay,
their present iniquities are certainly trying their aibjects
very high, there is no reason to suppose that the A1 Khalifah
would ever be permitted to acquire territory on the mainland.
5. I had addressed a letter, a copy of which forms an enclo
sure to this letter, to the Shaikh of Qatar on the subject of
the withdrawal of the guard from the Zubara fort which however
has not yet been despatched, and I had found the time and oppor
tunity to discuss the question with His Excellency^ son Shaikh
Hamad whose health has now much improved. 1 found Shaikh
Hamad was not in favour of the guard being withdrawn though he
could not put forward any convincing argument for its retention.
Shaikh Hamad has assured me that he will not endeavour to
influence his father one v/ay or the other and there would thus
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be some hope of the Shaikh of Qatar agreeing without argument
to the withdrawal of the guard. However, in view of His High
ness' continued misstatements regarding what I had agreed to
endeavour to do,I would prefer not to have anything further to
do with this matter and shall retain the letter here pending
your instructions on the proposal made in the following para-
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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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