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File 345/1908 Pt 2 'Mohammerah: situation. Sheikh's dispute with the Vali of Basra. decoration for Sheikh. renewed assurances to Sheikh.' [133v] (271/566)
The record is made up of 1 volume (281 folios). It was created in 1910-1915. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: 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. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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the Mushir-ed-Dowleh and myself on the subject of the arrest of the murderers
of Messrs. Lynch Brothers’ Agent near Basrah.
I am, etc.,
rSd.) E. GBANT DUPE.
(Urgent.)
Mr. Grant Duff to Mushir-ed-Dowleh, April 8th, 1906 .
In my note of 20th ultimo I had the honour to ask Your Excellency to he
so good as to instruct the authorities at Mohammerah to arrest certain Arabs
implicated in the murder of Mr. Glanville, Messrs. Lynch’s Agent at Marghil.
I have to-day received a communication from His Majesty’s Ambassador at
Constantinople stating that no orders have been received by the Shaikh of
Mohammerah with regard to the matter. I have the honour again to request
Your Excellency to send instructions in the sense desired, and in accordance
with your promise.
Mushir-ed'Dowleh to Mr. Grant Duff May 6th, 1906 .
In view of your request for the arrest of the men implicated in the murder
of Messrs Lynch Brothers* Agent at Basrah who are supposed to have come to
Mohammerah, I telegraphed to the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Arfa who replies that he will enquire
into the fact, and, if the murderers are there, he will arrest them and hand them
over to the Turkish frontier authorities with the knowledge of the British Consul
there.
(Enclosure No. 13 )
Basrah,
May Uth, 1906 .
No. nil.
Mr. Consul Crow to Mr. Consul McDouall.
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 33 of
the 9 th instant, informing me that the Shaikh of Mohammerah has arrested two
men implicated in the Marghil murders, Mirjan and his brother, and is willing
to hand them over. If the Shaikh prefers, and if His Majesty’s Ambassador
has no objection, I think it would be as well if the Shaikh sent these men to
me under a guard, and that they should be delivered through the medium
of this Consulate to the Turkish authorities.
I am in communication with His Majesty’s Ambassador on the subject,
and will inform you when I get a reply.
In the meantime, I should be glad if the Shaikh would be good enough to
state what is the evidence against the men in question and what proofs of their
complicity he has been able to obtain, in order that I may secure their convic
tion at the Court Martial. I note that Hassan-bin-Amara has been arrested
and presume you will inform me in due course whether he will be handed over.
I should be glad if you would be good enough to convey to the
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Arfa my
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Correspondence including telegrams, hand written letters and printed enclosures, discusses an attack by a Turkish gun-boat on a village - Zain, belonging to the Shaikh of Mohammerah - which lay on the Turkish bank of the Shatt al-Arab waterway. The correspondence outlines the circumstances that led to the quarrel between the Turkish authorities and the Sheikh of Mohammerah, and suggestions that the Porte should be urged to replace the Wali of Basrah with a less aggressive official.
Correspondence discusses the proposal to give the Shaikh of Mohammerah assurances against naval attack, whatever the pretext for such action; letters and telegrams also discuss the award of a decoration (Knight Commander of the Indian Empire) to the Shaikh of Mohammerah.
A letter (dated 7 December 1913) from Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , outlines the Government of India's interests in Arabistan including: the oil fields and their future; irrigation; railway enterprises; telegraphs; Russian and German activity.
Correspondents include Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Sir Gerard Lowther, Ambassador to Constantinople; Charles Murray Marling, Ambassador to Tehran; Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign affairs; Francis Edward Crow, H M Consul at Bussorah [Basra]; Arnold Talbot Wilson, H M Consul at Mohammerah; Shaikh Khazal bin Jabir, Shaikh of Mohammerah; Wali of Bussorah; Viceroy of India.
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- 1 volume (281 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 345 (Mohammerah: situation) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/132-133. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.
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Foliation: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 278; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
The folio sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the one ending flyleaf.
An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel throughout; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- File 345/1908 Pt 2 'Mohammerah: situation. Sheikh's dispute with the Vali of Basra. decoration for Sheikh. renewed assurances to Sheikh.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:280v, back-i
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