Author
Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo.
These correspondence and reports concern Britain's relations with the Āl Thānī family in the context of the
Anglo-Ottoman Convention
of 1913 and the nature of a possible treaty with Qatar
Publication Date
19 Jun 1913-30 Jan 1920 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
223
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/30
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0002fd
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
19 Jun 1913-30 Jan 1920 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials at Bahrain, Bushire, and the Foreign Department of the Government of India and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, as well as reports by Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo.
These correspondence and reports concern Britain's relations with the Āl Thānī family in the context of the
Anglo-Ottoman Convention
of 1913 and the nature of a possible treaty with Qatar; reports by Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kanoo concerning the death of Shaikh Jāsim in 1913 and the succession of his son, Shaikh ‘Abd Allāh (folios 22-33); the withdrawal of the Turkish garrison from al-Bida‘ (Doha) in 1915 (folios 71-99); and the progress of the First World War and the Tangistan affair (folio 90).
The latter part of the file concerns the state of the pearling industry in Qatar; the case of a pearl thief in 1915, involving the Shaikhs of Qatar, Bahrain and Sharjah; and relations between Qatar and Bahrain as told by Ṣāliḥ al-Māni‘ (folios 213-217). In addition, there are details concerning the conclusion of the
Anglo-Qatar Treaty
on 3 November 1916 (folios 201-208).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
This file is arranged in approximately chronological order.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential file: E/7
