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'File 19/243 III (C 95) Zubarah'

Title	'File 19/243 III (C 95) Zubarah'
Author	Bahrain) and Qatar in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. in June and July 1937. The correspondence covers the period immediately following the events and continues for several years until 1946. It contains details of British mediation efforts between the two sides and also includes the text
Publication Date:	21 Jul 1937-14 Nov 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject	1
Type	Document
Language	English
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	231
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/1/371
Record ID	vdc_100000000193.0x000158
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	21 Jul 1937-14 Nov 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	This file contains correspondence regarding the situation after hostilities that occurred between the Al Naim tribe (supported by Bahrain) and Qatar in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. in June and July 1937. The correspondence covers the period immediately following the events and continues for several years until 1946. It contains details of British mediation efforts between the two sides and also includes the text (in English and Arabic) of a reconciliation agreement between the two sides from 1944. The file also contains a translation of an Arabic-language letter published in the Cairo publication 'Rabitat Al Arabieh' (f. 25). The letter is from a Bahraini and argues that the British had sided with Qatar in the conflict regarding Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. as they were afraid that if under Bahraini control, the concession for oil deposits near the town would be given to an American (as opposed to British) oil company as had been done in Bahrain.

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'File 19/243 III (C 95) Zubarah'

Author Bahrain) and Qatar in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. in June and July 1937. The correspondence covers the period immediately following the events and continues for several years until 1946. It contains details of British mediation efforts between the two sides and also includes the text

Publication Date 21 Jul 1937-14 Nov 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject 1

Type Document

Language English

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 231

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/1/371

Record ID vdc_100000000193.0x000158

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 21 Jul 1937-14 Nov 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes This file contains correspondence regarding the situation after hostilities that occurred between the Al Naim tribe (supported by Bahrain) and Qatar in Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. in June and July 1937. The correspondence covers the period immediately following the events and continues for several years until 1946. It contains details of British mediation efforts between the two sides and also includes the text (in English and Arabic) of a reconciliation agreement between the two sides from 1944. The file also contains a translation of an Arabic-language letter published in the Cairo publication 'Rabitat Al Arabieh' (f. 25). The letter is from a Bahraini and argues that the British had sided with Qatar in the conflict regarding Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. as they were afraid that if under Bahraini control, the concession for oil deposits near the town would be given to an American (as opposed to British) oil company as had been done in Bahrain.