ملف رقم ٣٤٥ لسنة ١٩٠٨ الجزء الثاني "المحمرة: الوضع. نزاع الشيخ مع والي البصرة. تقليد الشيخ وساماً. تجديد التطمينات للشيخ". [و‎‎٥‎٢] (٥٦٦/١٠٨)

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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government.]
PERSIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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23 NOV 1910
VVC4L
No. 1.
[November 12.]
Section 2.
Consul-General Cox to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received November 12.)
(No. 6. Confidential.) Bushire, October 23, 1910..
Slr ' IN view of the insecurity of communication with Tehran, I am forwarding
via London my report of this date to His Majesty’s Minister on my proceedings
isssu—.
of time. T , „
I have, &c. . .. , 7
P Z COX, Lieutenant-Colonel,
British Resident in the Persian Gulf.
(No. 73. Confidential.) Bushire, October 23, 1910.
Sir ’ I HAVE the honour to report, for ,
taken by me to give effect to tie ms delivery of the insignia of the
No. 281 to your Excellency wlth ^ e S ren gf elkh ^f Mohammerah on behalf of His
K.C.I.E. and renewed aB-rances to th f^^hammerah on the afternoon
Ma esty s Government, hoi tms purpose
of the 13th instant in His Majesty s ship Pe ' xr’ n t p to Sheikh Khazal and the
2. As regards the delivery of the insignia of ^copyof the report and
ceremony observed m connec mn erewi ^ g ecretar y 0 f the Most Eminent Order
accompaniments which I have at details of my proceedings will have
of the Indian Empire, Calcutta, and trust that ‘he detaffs ot my p ^ For
your Excellency’s approval. I may ”tn t atio S ns to Tehran, I sent him
Office agent no excuse lor telegrap n P f the rem arks addressed by me to
immediately after the Durbai the re , | ;p| took the same course in
the sheikh before presenting the decoration, and the sheiKn
r “ P 1 t i,!’ E Sl« Of the — 0 « I « Mo.. -- ;
■ t«,i. a. «*..™ p «r w *t
sheikh on the 14th instant aecompame y Y wag then arrange d that I
him and Haji Rais, and explame ' di^cuments to the sheikh after the Durbar, and
should date and deliver the complete occurred for handing them over, and
I had them with me, but no suitable ^ U f me to say "good-bye before
“They were accordingly made over to
him ^^“ianation ^
&c -’ was duly deUv
to him in the presence of His Majesty s c op‘ su disturb Sheikh Khazal in the least.
As I anticipated, this reservation did not di tuA Nreikh ^
He replied that he quite understood ‘"L*' j. our ab ifity in case of an emergency
that we really meant to safeguaid nm . feelnm our present assurances now
arising, it was sufficient for him ; and that that feeling 1
enabled him to enjoy. .
4. In this connection, however, he mentioned wi^
begging that he might be pardoned lor spea mg P” “ t y f J- n connec tion with his
that hi must have received cordial diplomatic support from us R
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Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Consul-General Cox to Sir G. Barclay.