'File 4/13 Zubarah 3'

Title:

'File 4/13 Zubarah 3'

Date:

1937/1943

Description:

Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding tensions between Qatar and Bahrain over the contested ownership of Zubarah 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 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 issue:'Zubarah Problem' - published in Rabitat Al Arabiehin Cairo on 21st July, 1937 (ff 37-40);'Is This True?' - published in Um-ul-Qorain 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 (ff 132-134).Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Sovereignty

Geographic region:

Zubarah

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0003ab_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0003ab_en
IOR/R/15/2/204
IOR/R/15/2/204

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