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File 160/1903 'Persian Gulf: El Katr; appointment of Turkish Mudirs; question of Protectorate Treaty with El Katr' [‎132r] (268/860)

The record is made up of 1 volume (425 folios). It was created in 26 Apr 1902-16 Dec 1910. It was written in English. 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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[This Document is the Property of His B ritannic Majesty’s Government.]
PERSIA AND AEABL
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CONFIDENTIAL. Vg\ ' 1 ;
[June 20 .]
Section 4
No. 1 .
Consul Crow to Sir N. O’Conor.—(Reoeived at Foreign Office June 20.)
(No. 25.)
Sir, Bussorah, May 16, 1904.
WITH reference to my telegram No. 17 of tire 6 th ultimo, in regard to the Wakra
Mudirate, I have the honour to state that on the 14th May, five weeks after my
conversation with the Mali reported in the above telegram, I wrote to his Excellency,
asking vdiether the appointment of Abdul Rahman had been cancelled. On the
following day I received an answer from the Tali, stating that he had again repeated
his instructions to the Acting Mutessarif of Nejd. I have to-day again addressed his
Excellency on the subject, and impressed on him the expediency of immediate
compliance with the Porte’s orders. As the post to Hassa only takes about fifteen days,
ample time has elapsed to enable the notification of the abolition of the post to reach
Bussorah.
The Vali does not state that no answer has been received, and I can only regard
the tenour of his reply as evasive. Under these circumstances I think it better to
inclose copies of my correspondence on the subject with the local authorities, for such
action as your Excellency may see fit to adopt.
I have, &c.
(Signed) E. E. CROW.
Inclosure 1 in No. 1 .
Consul Crow to the Vali of Bussorah.
gj r Bussorah, May 14, 1904.
WITH reference to my conversation with your Excellency on the 6 th April last, in
regard to the abolition of the Mudirate at Wakra, I should be glad if your Excellency
would inform me whether the Acting Mutessarif of Hassa has cancelled the appointment
of Sheikh Abdul Rahman as Mudir of Wakra.
1 have, &c.
(Signed) F. E. CROW.
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Inclosure 2 in No. 1.
Tne Vali of Bussorah to Consul Crow.
(Translation.) . Bussoiah, May 2 (15), 1904.
WITH regard to the Wakra Mudir mentioned m your letter of the Mth infant,
repeated instructions were sent previously to the Acting Mutessarif of Nejd, and we
have again written on the subject, reminding him. TVT ,, 4 T-mi/rim
° ('Seal') MUSTAFA NOURI-BIN-MAHOMED,
^ J ' Vali and Commandant Farik.
Inclosure 3 in No. 1.
Consul Crow to the Vali of Bassorah.
Bussorah, May 16, 1904.
I UNDERSTAND from your Excellency’s letter of the 15th instant in regard^ to
the Wakra Mudirate that no answer has yet been received fiom g
of Nejd reporting the abolition of the post.
[2025 u —4]

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This volume contains memoranda, copies of correspondence and telegrams, and minutes of letters between British officials regarding:

  • Turkish claims over El Katr (Qatar), and the creation of Turkish administrative posts on the Qatari coast, with 'mudirs' (sub-governors) being assigned during 1903 to Odeid (Al Udeid), Wakra (Al Wakrah), Zobara (Al Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. ), and Musalamia Island (Suwad ash Shamaliyah);
  • 'the desire of Sheikh Ahmed bin-Thani, Ruler of Qatar, to be taken under British Protection', in 1902, and a Proposed Protectorate Treaty with the Ruler of Qatar, in 1904;
  • the Ruler of Abu Dhabi's intention to occupy Odeid in 1906.

The main correspondents are: the Viceroy, the Foreign Office (Thomas Henry Sanderson), the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne), and the 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. .

The volume includes a divider which gives the year that the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in it arranged by year. This divider is placed at the front of the volume.

The volume also contains the translation of a Turkish press article.

Extent and format
1 volume (425 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 428; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Condition: the spine is detached from the volume and preserved in a polyester sheet, on folio 427.

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