"ملف 5/4 عبد العزيز القصيبي وعبد الله القصيبي" [و‎‎٨] (١٤٤/١٥)

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To His Highnaas the saltan of Majd " Do^endanc". 3.
^t;a 3 oriin l3th (2 3 :).
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that, in the Tov/n of T'ans; leh, fhare have recently been deplorable
Hitbreaks 0;" religious fa] oLtiscisr;! which have resulted in serious
loss o 1 ifv? ^ on^' bot' Fajdis nd 'ersians. It has been found
necessary for mst to viait these Islands, enquire into the ori-in
^ these disturbances & endeavour to arr. nje that such distressing-
fatalities do not : a cur.
- daa regret to infer 1 you that the reports I ' av re
ceived establish beyond a doubt that the Tejad were the aggressors
fc that your 'gent Abdulla A1 ^osaibi,after absurd pretensions to
arrogate to hi iself the functions of a consul which have been for
so.ie ti le causing .e anxiety,not 0 ly instigated these disturbances
but behaved f a "ter thay were set afoot, in a manner both unseeiaiy and
co ardly t ereby has brought discredit-as far ag such an insijni-
- i:- it ). rson 'ay do-on Your Highness' ood' na e,
I hold f is an primarily responsible for the blood of
thejo un: ortunate lisguided rioters, ~ would have dealt with him
31 "9rely but for tie fact that ho,however unwort'-y,has been honoured
wit 1 ^ar confidence,I have accordingly et h:*:i free to Cc rry t'lis
ettar to you, 30 that Your niglmess nay deal with hiu s in our
think it.Koraovar,in view of his p st conduct "o the
difficulties it has given ri ^e to,I ust sk that Y.H. should not
-ona an . ant to Bahrain without consulting the British Govern ant,
whether such person be acceptable to thea.
?r"i.j T !i_ h Covinissioner in Iraq,"ir ^enry Dobbs*, as
inr^oried me th< - t, oil the departure of our friend lir Percy Cox, I have
been selected ; s fa inter ie diary between Y.Y T s Tovt,. ■; the Colonial
Of fice of H # lv!oCo
It la a im ttar of the liviieat personal