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File 160/1903 'Persian Gulf: El Katr; appointment of Turkish Mudirs; question of Protectorate Treaty with El Katr' [192v] (389/860)
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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wrote to him demanding a guarantee for Ahdul Eahman’s future loyalty;
that in reply he informed the Mutassanf that Abdul Rahman was already
Sheikh of Wakra, and there was no necessity of giving him the title of Mudir
or paying him, and there was no need also for giving a guarantee for his
loyalty • that Ahdul Rahman has not yet drawn the salary offered to him, and
he has received, no further communication from the Mutassanf on the subject,
hut expects a letter from him by the courier arriving shortly; and that Abdul
-D-E nc MnrhV have not vet been defined bv the lurks. Sheika
Rahman’s functions as Mudir have not yet been defined by the Turks. Sheikh
Ahmed gave me to understand that the word Mudir ” was used by the
Mutassarif in his letter relative to the appointment of Abdul Rahman.
Sheikh Ahmed also stated that the Mutassarif is apparently anxious to
extend the Turkish authority in Katr; and, if he succeeds in his designs, the
whole peninsula will he absorbed by the Turks and his family will be driven
out of the country, as they could not oppose the Turks for any length of time,
should they really make up their minds to take over the country and employ
force, and, for this reason, he is very eager to know whether His Majesty’s
Government would extend their protection over Katr in the event of a petition
being submitted to them to that effect. I informed him that the^ discussion
of this subject was beyond my province, and consequently could give him no
reply.
The population of Katr, as you are aware, is composed of numerous small
tribes who have been hitherto under the obligations and influence of Sheikh
Jassim-bin-Thani who financed them. The whole of the inhabitants may be
said to he pearl-divers, and the high prices obtained for pearls in recent
years have improved the condition of the people, and before long their depend
ence on the bounty of the Than! family will entirely disappear, and with it
the hold of the latter on their loyalty will cease. The Thani family foresee
that, unless they can procure support which will enable them to keep the petty
tribes under their direct control, they will lose Katr.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/10/4
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- File 160/1903 'Persian Gulf: El Katr; appointment of Turkish Mudirs; question of Protectorate Treaty with El Katr'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:427v, 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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