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'15/7 HAWAR ISLANDS' [71r] (146/540)
The record is made up of 1 file (267 folios). It was created in 28 Feb 1938-15 Jan 1942. 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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registration fees and diving licenses. The people
of Hawar subsist on Bahrain and have no intercourse
with Qatar, in years when the local water supply
fails they obtain water from Bahrain, Those of
them who are divers hold diving books which are issued
by the Bahrain Government d
10 0 The authority of the Ruler of Bahrain
is and always has been exercised in Hawar v/here no
other authority is in force, both over the inhabi
tants and over all things moveable and immoveable*
The fidawis of the Shaikhs of Bahrain, in the past,
and the naturs, notice servers and State Police in
more recent times, have enforced the orders of the
rulers of Bahrain in the Hawar Islands by displaying
the official proclamations, by arresting malefactors,
by producing from Hawar persons whose presence is re
quired by the judicial authorities in Bahrain and by
enforcing the orders of the Ruler of Bahrain or his
courts over the people and properties in Hawar.
11. Particulars of cases tried in the Bahrain
Courts regarding disputes among the people of Hawar
about moveable and immoveable property are given
.HP ItMr
in the note attached to this letter* It will
be appreciated that until the present regime no
regular filing system or preservation of records
existed and a search for old cases regarding Hawar
has been unproductive and has only produced two
ff V' f * 1 ? $ >
judgments dated 1327 and 1328 Hejrah. These
judgments, signed by the late Ruler Shaikh Isa bin
Ali and the Sunni Kadi of Bahrain refer to land
rights and fishing traps at Hawar and the parties
concerned were, during their lifetime, inhabitants
About this item
- Content
The file contains correspondence discussing the ownership and status of the Hawar Islands and the competing claims of Bahrain and Qatar.
It includes the following:
- a translation and original letter from Abullah bin Qasim Al Thani to Hugh Weightman, 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 (ff 6-9);
- a petition in support of Ruler of Bahrain's claim to Hawar Islands (f 74);
- photographs of Hawar Island: Bilad as-Shamalia; Hawar Fort; and Hawar Pier (f 33).
Correspondents include William Rupert Hay, 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. ; Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani, Ruler of Qatar, Hugh Weightman, 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (267 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the back of the file. There are file notes (ff 259-264) at the back of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 267; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 56-188 and ff 189-229 respectively; 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 View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/547
- Title
- '15/7 HAWAR ISLANDS'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:19v, 21r:32v, 34r:73v, 75r:267v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence