'File E5. Murder of Sheikh Selman bin Diaij and 25 others on the 3rd December 1900 at Deraya by the Behaih' [‎100r] (199/252)

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India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , London,
25th November 1904.
Secret.
No. 56
To His Excellency the Right Honourable the Governor
General of India in Council.
My Lord,
With reference to the Secret letter of your Excellency's Govern-
Fersian Oulf: as to reparation men ^ i n the foreign Department,
for the murder by the Behaih tribe dated 11th August last, No. 143,
of a party of Bahreinese near El as to the murder of a party of
Bahreinese near El Katif by the
Behaih tribe, I forward herewith copies of correspondence* with the
* To Foreign Office, dated 8th September ^ Oreign Oflicc on the subject.
1904.
and'enclosure' date<, ^ Sep "" ,,ber 1904 ' 2. It will be seen from the
From ditto, dated iGth November 1904, despatch of 11 is Majesty's Charge
and d'Affaires at Constantinople of the
26th October last, No. 832, that the Turkish Government have been
informed that His Majesty's Government had a rig!it to expect that the
Porte would make some more effectual attempt to bring the offenders to
justice, and that otherwise they could not reasonably continue to
restrain the Sheikh from taking the matter into his own hands.
3. In these circumstances His Majesty's Government do not desire to
place any further restrictions on the Sheikh's liberty of action, provided
that he does not attack the Behaih while they remain in territory
recognised as Turkish. Should, however, tlie Turkish Government make
a successful effort to bring the offenders to justice before the Behaih
move down to the coast beyond the limits of Turkish territory, it will
be necessary to advise the Sheikh to refrain from molesting them.
4. Having regard to what is said in the third paragraph of your letter
of the 11th August as to the attitude of the Sheikh, I leave it to your
Excellency to decide as to the moment when an intimation should be
made to him in accordance with the conclusions arrived at by His
Majesty's Government.
1 have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble Servant,
(Signed) St. John Brodrick.
S. 58.
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