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'File 4/13 II Zubarah' [‎24r] (52/543)

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The record is made up of 1 file (268 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1937-28 Jul 1937. 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. 17.
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. , Bahrain.
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Bushire.
138.
22nd June 1937.
J
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Your telegram June 15th No.560. Your presumption
is correct.
2. I sent the letter by special Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. messenger on
the 21st June and have had no reply. p. i<n
3. Enclosure to my Printed letter T/15 of T?ay 28th.
Bahrain Government informed me that today they suggested
following amendments
(a) Article 2 delete ’’according to terms of
the agreement”
(b) a minor addition to article 4
(c) Part 2 article 1. To be reconstructed to
read as follows ”As long as the above
conditions are carried out without alterations
I agree to withdraw my claim to Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and
the Naim but should there happen anything
contrary to the conditions my claim returns
as before”.
4. The Qatar representatives refused to accept the
suggestions on the grounds that they could not agree to
less than a complete withdrawal of Bahrain’s claim to
Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and the Naim. They refused to consult Shaikh
Abdullah or to carry a letter to him.
5. Later they interviewed me and confirmed above.
Shaikh Nasir handed me a letter from the Shaikh of Qatar
dated 15th June formally informing me that the negotiation
were at an end and that he withdraw from his undertaking
given to you. I told the representatives that they should
remain in Bahrain pending instructions from you and that
Shaikh Abdullah's withdrawal from his undertaking could
not be accepted

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This file contains correspondence regarding tensions between Qatar and Bahrain over the ownership of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. and related clashes that took place between the forces of Qatar and members of the Al Naim tribe (allied to the Al Khalifa, the ruling family of Bahrain).

Much of the correspondence relates to British-mediated negotiations and as such, it consists of letters (in Arabic and English translation) between Tom Hickinbotham, 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, and the rulers of Qatar and Bahrain, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, respectively. The file also contains correspondence between Hickinbotham, Shaikh Rashīd bin Muḥammad, Chief of the Al Naim tribe and Charles Belgrave, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.

The file contains copies of British Government correspondence from 1874-1876 when similar tensions had arisen between Qatar and Bahrain over Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. (ff 178-197) and also includes a series of 12 black and white, aerial photographs of Qatar, mainly of Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. (ff 251-263).

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1 file (268 folios)
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the 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 incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 219-234; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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