File 345/1908 Pt 2 'Mohammerah: situation. Sheikh's dispute with the Vali of Basra. decoration for Sheikh. renewed assurances to Sheikh.' [‎187v] (379/566)

Enclosure 4 in No. 1.
Saad Bey to 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 Sheikh Khazal.
(Translation from the Arabic.)
(After compliments.) ' Bussorah, April 27, 1326 (May 10 IQim
>1 MOHAMMED ALI CHELEBI has come to us, and we have had interview
W1 1 th and he showed us your open letter, which you sent by him to hand to fh
vah of Bussorah, Nazif Bey Effendi. We have been in telegraphic communication with
vah at Amara on the subject until the day before yesterday. The vali has receiver!
this your request and statement, which you proffer for the purpose of strengthen!no- ft
bonds of frjencJsh.p, and gladly accepts thet 5 . But in oX P t o assure "fenl o!
is th - vah has mentioned certain conditional stipulations and has referred them m
me, in order that I may explain them to you. It is not concealed from vour hil
knowledge that the action taken by the Government at Kut-el-Zein was Merely m
aT T, h ° Sllghted the d ; gnit > r of the coust ' t 'Utional Ottoman Power who id
no regard for the preservation of its honour, who used force and violence in onnosX
o it and the persons who were associated and connected witli them • and also Leans
certain people m your jurisdiction offered refuge and concealment to previous offender
who were fugitives from justice (our object being), to check their evil ways And 0 "r
Government was compelled to adopt this legal action in order to redouble security and
order and to consolidate them in Ottoman territory and it saw tW ;f ty d
so”:fnoXzr^TisiSirti offeri t s v sI ri o pp os ‘ tio ’ n to itoi “ tu=
be shown to the dignity of the Ott C ° r t0 t " n " a t JOut hlm - So respect must
perfect justice AiTasa riroofof ^rd t u““"n‘ to its ex ^Hence and its
surrender to the Government the th 8 .f d ? 00 5\ W1 I ou must undertake first to
serious endeavour to pursue the murders'of Oh l'^ lncl ^ erl J' at Menawee, and to make
Mohammed-el-Kenan mukhter of Kut^l 1 “ and arr6St them > and - ^ re g ar<lfl
him to set foot on OtLian L l ancl it hi ft y ° U f USt ’ aS a P^ishment, notlllow
and it is ascertainedStipLpetrator ofTh^ h 0 "*"^ " CCUr ° n i“' klsh territor y-
and surrender are demanded von mnut 1 1 las h' 0Ile to your side, and his arrest
base of the maLtenance of our Zd S 7: nder without any delay. This is the
condition thereof. And if you accent llnZ ''!'‘' S . al ’ d friendship and the fundamental
respect our mutual rights in the way sho^, LZ Lhat Z* yo u will hereafter
contrary you will hold the Ottoman Government excnZl f anythm Z ha PPens to the
and be sure that you will be asked ohmit *1 pi • excuse 1 tl for an 7 action it may take—
remaining between us to cause aversion or rancouZZ ther ! ‘ S a P solu t, el y nothiE 8'
quite sure that such regrettable ineidonfc 'll y0U, to °’ liereafter ma y be
Whatever that the oEn GoyLnment wTlf TrT"’ ^ y ° U wiU have 110 doubt
will, besides, aid you in the accomnlishn p V n leturi b respect and honour you, and
you and the mercy and blessing of God." 1 ° a y our lawful deluan ds. Peace'be upon