‏"ملخص الأحداث والتدابير الرئيسية التي اتخذها سمو نائب الملك اللورد كرزون من كيدلستون، نائب الملك والحاكم العام للهند في إدارة الخارجية. ‏I‏. يناير ١٨٩٩-أبريل ١٩٠٤. ‏II‏. ديسمبر ١٩٠٤-نوفمبر ١٩٠٥. المجلد IV. بلاد فارس والخليج الفارسي." [ظ‎‎١‎٨‎٥] (٣٨٦/٣٧٥)

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2. I forward, for Your Excellency’s information, copies of correspondence*
with the Foreign Office on the subject,
and would invite Your Excellency’s atten
tion to Lord Lansdowne’s despatch to His
Majesty’s Ambassador at Constantinople
of the IMh February 1901, No. 50, and
His Excellency’s replv, dated the 26th February 1904, No. 129.
• To Foreign Office, da l e<i 4th Febrnnry 1004.
From Foreign Office, dated 6th February 1904.
Telegram to Viceroy, dated 8th February 19 4.
From Foreign Office, dated 18th Ma>cb 1904, and
enclosures.
To Foreign Office dated 29th April 1904.
3. His Majesty’s Government agree in the opinion at which you have
arrived, that it would not he expedient at present to send an officer to Riadh
on a mission of enquiry. Should the circumstances hereafter induce your
Government to revive the proposal for my further consideration, I shall desire
to be informed as to the methods 11 y which it is proposed to conduct the inves
tigation.
I have the honour to be,
Mv Lord,
Your Lordship’s most obedient, humble servant,
St. JOHN BEODRICK.
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No. 57 (Secret—External), dated Fort William, the 16th March 1905.
From—The Government of India in the Foreign Department,
To—The Right Hon’ble St. John Buodbick, His Majesty’s Secretary of State far
India.
We have the honour to refer to our despatch No. 25 (Secret—External) of
4th February 1904, and to the subsequent telegraphic correspondence ending
with your telegram of 18th May 1905, on the subject of the measures that
should be taken to obtain the evacuation of Bubiyan Island by the Turkish
troops which are at present stationed there.
2. In that despatch we submitted, for your consideration, the following
alternative proposals: —
(a) That I he Por^e should be informed that we were unable to recognise
their right to maintain a station on Buhiyan, and should be requested to with
draw their troops ; while at the same time we should establish a post on behalf
of Sheikh Mubarak on the northern end of the island opposite to the southern
anchorage. We pointed out that he had several boats, and could easily, with
small support from us, prevent Turkish troops from crossing the Khor Subbiyeh
or channel between Bubiyan and the mainland on the west.
(b) Should His Majesty’s Government deem it advi able to spare the Sul
tan’s susceptibilities by the adoption of a less pronounced course of action, we
sugggested that our object might be secured by intimating that we regarded
Bubiyan Island as belonging to the Sheikh, and that, unless the Turkish force
were withdrawn, we should be constrained to support him in establishing a
poston the northern shore to balance the Turkish posts at Um Kasr and A1
Geit. We observed that in this case the Turks would probably retire, and the
island would remain unoccupied. The Sheikh would then resume possession,
and it would only remain for us to carry out hereafter such further measures as
might be necessary for the maintenance of our legitimate interests.
3. Since then, the following action has been taken :—
In April 1904, Uis Majesty’s Ambassidnr at Constantinople suggested to
the Marquess of Lansdowne that he should first remind the Porte of his pre
vious remonstrances against the maintenance of a Turkish military station on
the south-east corner of the island and press for its withdrawal, and that then,
if, after a lapse of some months, his representations had produced no effect, the
second alternative intimation referred to above should be made to the Turkish
Government.