Most Imperialist countries were like this, skilled at using barbarians to subdue barbarians—using one foreign people to suppress another. Naturally, outliers like the United States and East Africa, which directly carried out "genocide," were not among them.
Qatar's entire population, men, women, old, and young combined, numbered barely over ten thousand. There were even fewer able-bodied adults, so the Governor of Batavia could employ the Qataris freely and boldly without worrying about being bitten back.
Indeed, in the Dutch East Indies colony, Qataris were an even rarer minority than the Dutch. Moreover, Arabs had always been decent fighters—or rather, the more backward and impoverished a place was, the cheaper human lives became.
And the most wonderful part was that the Qataris shared the same faith as most ethnic groups in the East Indies. The Dutch were more than happy to watch these heretics slaughter and wear one another down.
"Governor Van der Beck, you may arrange these Qatari immigrants however you wish. Whether you place them in Batavia or anywhere else in the Dutch East Indies, all that is required is that their basic living conditions be guaranteed."
The man speaking with Van der Beck was Melchior, director of East Africa's diplomatic office in Batavia.
Although the Dutch East Indies colony was merely a Dutch colony, Batavia could be considered an important regional center. Thus, a diplomatic office had been specially established in Batavia to resolve minor diplomatic matters, such as commercial disputes involving East Africa or small issues between East Africa and the Dutch East Indies.
This Qatari migration was not an important matter for East Africa, so the higher authorities had handed it over to the Batavia diplomatic office.
Governor Van der Beck said, "Of course, Sir Melchior. I intend to arrange their residence directly in Batavia's outskirts.