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File 160/1903 'Persian Gulf: El Katr; appointment of Turkish Mudirs; question of Protectorate Treaty with El Katr' [‎416r] (836/860)

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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No. 70, dated Busliire, the 31st March 1902 (Confidential).
From-LiEL^NT-CoLOAEL C. A. Kemball, Officiating 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. in the
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
In continuation of my letter No. 52, dated 7th March 1902, re^ardin^
Saad-al-Haziemi, the Commissary of the Amir of Nejd, I have the honour to
f , 01 ’ ^formation of the Government of India, copy of a letter
JNo. 55, dated 22nd instant, from the Assistant 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. , Bahrein, report
ing certain information m connection with the movements of Turkish troops in
Jvatr and El Hassa. r
No. 55, dated Bahrein, the 22nd March 1902 (Confidential).
From— J. C. Gaskin, Esq., Assistant 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. at Bahrein,
To— Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. Kemball, Officiating 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. in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your confidential letter
No. 173, dated the 7th March 1902, and to report that the Turkish corvette
“ Zuhaf ” reached Ras Tanura on Monday, the 10th instant.
Authentic information has been received that the vessel has brought about
350 Turkish infantry and two small guns from Basrah. The troops and guns
were landed at Anich, a dilapidated fort about two miles south of Katif. One
hundred of the infantry have been sent to form a garrision at Ojair, and the
two guns were despatched to El Hassa.
Muhammad-bin-Abdul Wahab Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , who accompanied Saad-al-Hazemi to
El Hassa, returned to Bahrein on the 9th instant. He called at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
subsequent to his return, and amongst other information I learnt from him that
Yakub Beg, the ex-Kaimakam of Katif, wrote to the Government, as far
back as December, regarding the advisability of having a small guard at either
of the islands of Musalamiya or Janna, some 68 miles to the north of Katif
and the Motasarif of El Hassa has been instructed by the Minister of the
Interior through the Vali of Basrah to carry out the suggestion and arrange for
a guard of 25 soldiers there. These two islands are small, about a square mile
each, and are situated in a shallow bay and connected by fords with the
mainland. They are inhabited by the Amair tribe, and in recent years have
become important owing to the nomad tribes in Aden and adjacent territory,
making them a market for the sale of clarified butter and other produce!

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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.

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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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