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File 757/1909 'Persian Gulf:- Turkey and Turkish aggression (Occupation of Zakhnuniyeh Island. Attitude in piracy cases. Mudirs at Zubara, Odaid and Wakra) British Relations with Turkey in Persian Gulf' [‎55v] (115/495)

The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 1909-1911. 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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hfye not traced the assailants. One Baluch was killed, and two sons
oi Karkis and two watchmen wounded. They only stole one rifle.
I am tol(1 Abdul Karim bin Mishri informed the Vilayat that 60 karas
oi his stolen dates are with Shaikh Saleh bin Ibrahim at Dorah.
Popular feeling takes the part of the evicted fallahs Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. here, and it is said they
named an attorney Saiyid Salman Effendi to act on their behalf, and gave him
tneir title-deeds, but the said Salman now denies ever having has the docu-
Translation of a letter from the Vali of Basrah to the Shaikh of Mohammerah, dated 20 th
Shawal 1328 (received 29th Shawal) 1328 (sic) ( = 2nd November 1910).
of thatTtTb^ra ^ ^ ™ ^ tbe 25th Shawal a. letters
After compliments. I f regret to inform you that from enquiries that
I have made it appears that on Tuesday night on the 6 th of the Turkish month
the following occurrence took place at 8-30 Arabic.
. , M ^ tu i Kha ^ n am, a fallah Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. of Mishri, of a tribe living opposite Mahaw-
lyah, with the assistance of your dependants, Bukhakh and his son Sa’adun
^v asir, Mahtuq, Abdi, Hussain bin Haji Sultan, also Hamad bin Abud of
Mahawiyah Ishaq hm Jauhar, Najim bin Abdullah, Khashnam, Aslam bin
Subab, Abid Rabba, Karaun bm Atiyeh, Sa’d bin Ahmed Sa’id, and their
companions, together with the former fallahs Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. of Muhammad Mishri and ao
compamed by 1,000 armed and a like number of unarmed men attacked the
lands of Muhammad al Mishri which are known as Hajiyah in the district of
Fadaghia : they brought 500 beUams and lighters with them f
They cut the telegraph wire first of all, then they commenced to fire at
Nasir bin larraj, the agent of Muhammad Mishri, and the watchmen who
were with him and forced them to fly in terror. They went to the Turkish
police post m Dawasir, and took refuge.
e ™ A , fter karas of dates were, taken from the Haiivah lands
of Muhammad bin Mishri, and 150 karas from the Mahawiyah portion 110
karas from the waqf portion, 140 karas from the Abid portion. 11
„„ee U t n t ertheSUpe ir nt< i ndenCe 0f one of y°“ idependants these quantities
were taken across the river. ^ itAes
to Manyuhk 11 MUtl ’ ai ’ ° ne ° f y ° Ur de P endants > took the dates he had stolen
... Hussain bin Haji Sultan, Karaim bin Ahyab, and Ishaa bin Jauhnr
with their friends took the stolen dates to Qasbat-al-Nassar.
*i ^ a fl rrl ll ' n Abdullah Khashnam, a fallah Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. of Muhammad bin Mishri took
the dates he had stolen to Dawaib on Turkish soil. nn ’ t k
Abdul Rabba took 500 tins of syrup of dates to your side of the river and
has not been seen since. • auu
Mutraj and Khashnam took a mare and 150 Liras and Rs. 60 and
various articles of value and went to Qasbat-al-Nassar.
Malituq al Khashnam, a fallah Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. whom Mishri had evicted, took 90 karas
from the Khashnam lands and went to Mahamir in Turkish territory.
,. Karaim bin Ahyab and Atiyah bin Muhammad and Fahad and Ibrahim
f'n i/ ^ vr , Musa , bm . N; ! hamal b Muhammad bin Mutrad—all former
a a s of Mishri, and evicted by him-took 120 karas of dates and 90 tins of
syrup of dates from the Karaim lands, and fled to Nasir Mutraq's house to
Manyuhi; 180 karas were taken from the Ahyab lands, with 60 tins of date
syrup, and removed uo Manyubi and Qasbat-al-Nassar. Part of this batch is
of Mm^Pa°sha ZoSto^ “ he iS ^ aSent ° f Sllaikh Mubarak
and Qasbat-al-Nassar!^ ^ ^ ^ ^ t0 ThaWamir and

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the Turkish occupation of Zakhnuniyah Island, the Ottoman attitude towards piracy cases, and the appointment of officials in Zubara, Odeid and Wakra.

The discussion in the volume relates to the Turkish occupation of a disused fort (built by Shaikh Ali bin Khalifah, Ruler of Bahrain) on Zakhnuniyah Island and the placing of Ottoman officials in Zubara, Odeid and Wakra. Correspondence reflects British concerns over Turkish claims to sovereignty in the coastal area of the Qatar Peninsula and how these could best be resisted, particularly in the strategic context of the construction of the Berlin to Baghdad railway. In discussing Zakhnuniyah, reference is made to typed extract of the relevant page (1937) of Lorimer's Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer (Geographical and Statistical Volume) which describes how the Dawasir tribe halted there, during the course of their emigration from Najd (see folio 236).

Further discussion surrounds Turkish obstruction of the investigation of cases of piracy in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the proposed visit of H M S Redbreast to Al Bidaa.

Included in the volume are copies of the Committee for Imperial Defence papers 'Turkish Agression in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. " and 'Local Action in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (ff 12-15).

The principal correspondents in the volume include the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Viceroy of India; the ruler of Bahrain; the 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. , Kuwait (Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear); the British Ambassador to Constantinople; His Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul for Arabistan (Lieutenant Arnold Talbot Wilson); the 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.

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1 volume (245 folios)
Arrangement

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

The subject 757 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Turkish Aggression) consists of 1 volume IOR/L/PS/10/162.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 241; these numbers are written in pencil and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves.

A flap is pasted to the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 188.

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File 757/1909 'Persian Gulf:- Turkey and Turkish aggression (Occupation of Zakhnuniyeh Island. Attitude in piracy cases. Mudirs at Zubara, Odaid and Wakra) British Relations with Turkey in Persian Gulf' [‎55v] (115/495), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/162, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100030529666.0x000074> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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