Author
translations in English.
The file contains two English translations of Arabic-language press articles related to the
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
issue:
'
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
Problem' - published in
Rabitat Al Arabieh
in Cairo on 21st July
Publication Date
31 Jul 1937-27 Dec 1943 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
254
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/204
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0003ab
Library Location
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.
Date
31 Jul 1937-27 Dec 1943 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence regarding tensions between Qatar and Bahrain over the contested ownership of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
on the Qatari peninsula, as well as other issues concerning Qatar-Bahrain relations more broadly.
This correspondence includes original copies of letters (in Arabic) from Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim Al Thani [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], the ruler of Bahrain and his successor, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa [Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah]. These letters are primarily to Hugh Weightman, the British
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.
in Bahrain and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government. They are accompanied by translations in English.
The file contains two English translations of Arabic-language press articles related to the
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
issue:
'
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
Problem' - published in
Rabitat Al Arabieh
in Cairo on 21st July, 1937 (ff 37-40);
'Is This True?' - published in
Um-ul-Qora
in Mecca on 23rd July, 1937 (f 46).
The file also contains a British Government memorandum entitled 'Note on History of Zubara and Claims of Shaikh of Bahrein to Zubara' that is followed by a simple map of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
(ff 132-134).
