Author
Hickinbotham entitled '
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
incident' that contains a summary of relevant events and recommendations for British Policy on the issue.
Publication Date
14 Mar 1937-22 Jun 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
328
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/202
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0003a9
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
14 Mar 1937-22 Jun 1937 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence regarding a dispute that broke out between Qatar and Bahrain over the ownership of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
on the Qatari peninsula. The hostilities began after the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, attempted to impose taxation on members of the Al Naim tribe who were resident in
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
but proclaimed allegiance to the Āl Khalīfah family.
The correspondence (in English and Arabic) is primarily between British officials (
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.
, Percy Gordon Loch and
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, Tom Hickinbotham) and the rulers of Bahrain and Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, respectively. The file also contains correspondence between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain and Hickinbotham.
The file contains three black and white aerial photographs of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
(ff 80-81).
On folios 82-92 the file contains a report written by Hickinbotham entitled '
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
incident' that contains a summary of relevant events and recommendations for British Policy on the issue.
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