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'File 4/13 IV Zubara' [149r] (302/412)
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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would this be so if the Shaikh of ^afcar fulfils his
of vdthdmwing * the guards from the fort of Zubara.
intention
?• 'I find His Highness* account of the discussions in
Qatar rather too satisfactory to be fully credible and I doubt
not that the Bin Thanis would have a very different story to
tell. What in fact has happened is that His Highness* very
non-committal letter met with the reply it deserved, bland,
polite, and equally non-commictai, and His Highness* verbal
approaches have caused the Shaikh of Qatar to take refuge
behind his treaty of 1916,
what had taken place between Abdullah bin jabar and the shaikh
of Qatar was undoubtedly to indicate thcit he felt that pressure
might be brought to bear by us on the Shaikh of Qatar to obtain
a declaration from him to the effect that he acknowledged the
Al Khalifats rights in the Zubara area. par from acquiescing
in what almost amounts to a request by His Highness I consider
that his attention should be drawn to the fact that he was
permitted to enter into direct negotiations with the Shaikh
of Qatar for v the sole purpose of arranging for the removal of
the guards from the fort at Zubara,
I ha^re communicated to you the substance of our conversation
on the 18th of December and have been instructed by you to
express your interest in what has already taken place and your
hope that any future discussions will be confined to the specific
question of the withdrawal of the guards from the Zubara fort.
At the same time in order to ensure a continuance of the present
reasonably good relations between the two countries I think that
we should be well advised to do all that is possible to have
the aforesaid guards removed,
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
His Highness* object in so fully acquainting me with
I suggest therefore that I should now inform him that
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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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- 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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