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File 160/1903 'Persian Gulf: El Katr; appointment of Turkish Mudirs; question of Protectorate Treaty with El Katr' [411r] (826/860)
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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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.
SECRET.
External.
To
The Right Hon’ble LORD GEORGE E. HAMILTON,
His Majesty's Secretary of State for India,
r
Simla, the 10th July 1902.
My Lord,
We have the honour to forward, for the consideration of His
. No. 93 , d.t,d the 26 th April 1902 . Majesty’s Government a copy of a letter*
(Enclosure No. 4 .) from our
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.
m the Persian
Gulf regarding the wish of Sheikh Ahmed-hin-Thani, who appears to be now
the principal Chief in El Katr, to he taken under British protection. He
undertakes in this case to reside at any place in El Katr that we may approve,
to hold himself responsible for keeping the adjacent waters free from pirates,
and to co-operate with our officers and with the Chief of Bahrein m any matters ^
of common interest on the mainland. Lieutenant-Colonel Kemball, m c -
municating the Sheikh’s message, expresses the opinion ^“ent of
the nature indicated may he expected to produce most satisfactory results. VVe
entirely concur in this view.
2. As Your Lordship is aware, the Turks have maintained a garrison at
El Bidaa on the El Katr coast for over 30 years. His Majesty s Government
do not howevL recognise their authority" beyond the limits of the town, nor
are Turkish pretensions allowed to interfere with our liberty of action m
at -i • ? + 1 , 0 , piiipfo of the peninsula. In these circumstances, and
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presence of the iuikpn n airl ™“ , T k; h daims at Koweitand elsewhere,
wc'Ycshf to " “the instructions of His Majesty’s Government before
making any communication to Colonel Kembai.
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- Content
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
- Title
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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