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'File 4/13 IV Zubara' [126r] (256/412)
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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H&S2~a bln Abduilrh Al rhcjil ticciveiy engaged, net only in
-iiie pi ac tice but ulso in slave trading# It w«*s decided that
in /lew oi cho repor t3 -iiich had b sen received Zvoti various
parts oi tne aalf and of the report now furnished by Khan
Efrhadur 3&iyid Abdur Saasaalt, a trustworthy and skilful ob 3 ei*ver,
that action ^ould have to ba tincen to onsura that quota (pods of
all descriptions wore not re-exported after their arrival In
Qatar# A letter, a copy of rhioh has b en handed to your off5.ee
■ p. i k ajir
under my printed letter No#C/166G dated the ISth boveoabwr 19^4,
was conposed after consul tation rith you and despatched to the
&h&l)ch of Qatar informing mi; oa the action »*iiich it is proposed
to taAe, that is, to appoint a .Bahrein firm of standing to roctlwi
uii imports oi quota goods ana to depute a xnouibcr of this Avency
to introduce an adequate rationing scheme*
< i# At the sojie tijae the Shaikh of Bahrain was informed that
there would be no objection to his conducting direct negotiationj
rith the ihaikh of Qatar with the object of attaining the with
drawal of the guards from the fort at zub&ra provided he kept
me fully informed of the progress of the negotiations.
5. The aforementioned letter to the bhuikh of Qatar has been
despatched find enquiries have been made from the firm of Pharaan-
mal Isard&s whether they wiii be willing to undertake the import
ation of quota goods into Qatar. i'hey hive not yet given their
to assist ui by under taxing the work and it is my intention to
depute Jussim bin Mohammed who is at present on loan to the
Public Relations Bureau to inaugurate a rationing scheme* The
Shaikh of Qttwar has been told that in view of his failure to
aaxxy cooperate in preventing the misappropriation of quota goods
it is not our intention to laoke provision for him and his iisme-
diate relatives. Tie h-ve also info ^4 the ihaikh that we
hope to bo able to introduce this simple rationing scheme by the
ibth of DeceLber#
Ko attempt has been made to keep this matter secret. In
fact the reverse has been the policy because the re-export from
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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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