Author
the file are mostly founded on the rival historic claims to the old settlement of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
. They are as follows:
the need to settle normal relations between the two countries
Publication Date
11 Jan 1944-22 Nov 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
44
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/871
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x00013a
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
11 Jan 1944-22 Nov 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence relating to how the dispute between Bahrain and Qatar over
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
has affected the work of Petroleum Concessions Limited. The principle correspondents are: 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.
at Bahrain; Sir Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Government of Bahrain; Shaikh Sulman bin Hamad Al Khalifa [Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah], ruler of Bahrain; Shaikh Abdulla bin Qasim Al-Thani [‘Abdullāh bin Qāsim Āl Thānī], ruler of Qatar; and representatives (usually Ernest Vincent Packer) of Petroleum Concessions Limited (hereafter, the company) and its subsidiary, Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited.
The matters covered by the file are mostly founded on the rival historic claims to the old settlement of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
. They are as follows:
the need to settle normal relations between the two countries, partly driven by the clarity needed to define oil concessions;
the company's attempts to buy land in Manama which lead to conditions imposed by the ruler of Bahrain concerning mosques, tombs and properties in
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
that are claimed by the Āl Khalīfah family;
disagreements over the company's use of the port of Sitra in Bahrain, and what they are permitted to import and export;
a meeting held between Packer and Shaikh Salmān on 15 February 1947 to settle these issues;
incidences of violence and conflict between Bahraini seamen employed by the company and Qatari guards at Zekrit during 1947 and 1948;
the refusal by Qatari authorities to allow Shaikh Shafi bin Salim, head of the Bani Hajir tribe, and his four sons to land at Zekrit in July 1948.
Folios 43-45 are internal office notes.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged chronologically.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Files: 38/16
