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'File 4/13 IV Zubara' [147r] (298/412)
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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own master for he 7/as bound by the treaty negotiated by
Sir Percy Cox in 1916« He staced that according to the
treaty it r/as not possible for him, without the permission
of His Majesty^ Government, to alienate any part of Qatar
territory and therefore he could not acxnowledge the A1
Khalifah*s claim to Zubara. He is alleged however to have
indicated to the envoy that ho would personally have no
objection to acknowledging the rights of the Al Khalifah
to the Zubara area if His Majesty»s Government would indicate
that they would accord their consent to such a proceeding.
The Shaikh of Qatar is stated to have described-the political
agreements between His Majesty’s Government and Qatar at
considerable length to the envoy and laid some stress on
Sir Percy Cox’s letter dated the 3rd November 1916 by which
we are precluded from appointing a political representative
to Qatar without his consent.
4 . With regard to the withdrawal of the guar^** and the
P9ssible destruction of the fort I was unable to obtain any
very clear indication from His Highness of what the Shaikh
of Qatar had actually stated but gathered he had indicated
that it was^dnatter which _ie was unable to decide without
direction from us. His Highness stated that his envoy had
made it clear that the Shaikh of Qatar was prepared to act
on an unofficial indication of our pleasure with regard to
both those two points tuid would noc requira an official
reemest. At this state of the conversation I decided that
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it would as well be to accjuaint His Highness^uhe fact that
I had already r ceived a verbal offer from the Shaikh of
Qatar to withdraw ths guards which I lad passed on to you
and that on your instructions I had informed the Shaikh’s
messenger that there would be no objection to his suggestion
and asked him to let me know for your information when the
withdrawal had in fact taken place.
5. The last point which His Highnes raised and which
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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
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- '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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