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{Confidential.)
No. 500, dated Bushire, the 28th February (received 14th March) 1911.
From— Lieutenant-Colonel P. Z. Cox, C.S.I., C.I.E., 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. ,
To—The Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel Sir A. H. McMahon, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.,
Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
I have the honour to forward, for the information of the Government of
No. ice. dated 20th February 1911. India, copies of two letters from His
No. 176 , dated 22nd February 1911. Majesty’s Consul, Mohammerah, and their
enclosures, namely, translations of certain newspapers published respectively
in the Turkish Paper Tanin and the Persian Paper Junub, and dealing
with the politics of this regiomin a spirit of marked hostility to Great Britain.
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No. 166, dated the 20th February 1911.
From— Captain L. B. Haworth, His Majesty’s Consul, Mohammerah,
To— Lieutenant-Colonel P. Z. Cox, £.8.1., C.I.E., 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. , Bushire.
I have the honour to forward for your information a copy of an article
which appeared in the newspaper Junub, dated 24th December 1910, regarding
the affairs of Arabistan, and which is supposed to have emanated from a
Mohammerah correspondent. The Shaikh is taking steps to find out if he can
who is responsible for it.
TRANSLATION.
(Accuracy not guaranteed.)
Extract from the newspaper Junub, dated Tehran, the 21st Zil-IIadj 1328, No. 1.
(To the Editor)
If you want news of this side, thank God, everything is in order. The
only thing to be considered is that, owing to the lack of protection and
troubles consequent thereon, the people find no other way out of it but to
become British subjects. Prom the month of Bajab one thousand and odd
Arabs have taken their “ Tazakarah ” (passport or registration certificate)
from the British Consul. A few applications from those who have become
British subjects have reached the Consul, saying that though they have
become British subjects they have no certain means of protection and
therefore, solicited some assurance on the subject. Many of those
who have turned British subjects or serve the British, Musalmans or
non-Musalmans, openly induce other men to become British subjects.
Men also for their own comfort try to obtain “ tazakarahs ” for them
selves in numbers. Of these, Meshedy Ahmed, Peshkar (Nazir) of
Haji Bais-ut-Tujjar has paid Us. 500 to obtain British certificate, but yet he
has not been accepted. He got a reply that 80 men should at one time apply
for the “ tazakarah ” when they w r ill get the document. He is now trying to
pay Rs. 1,000. Those who have obtained the “ tazakarahs ” are endeavouring
to create trouble. It is possible that they must have received instructions
accordingly (from the British). One of the instances that would have led to
trouble was the keeping open of their shops on the day of death of Hazrat
Amir (Ali). The “ Hukumat ” (Deputy Governor) sent his men to tell
those who had opened their shops to cease their work on that day,
lest it should lead to trouble but they sent back the “ Hukumat’s ”
men with abuse, and beat one of them. Of those who induce people
to become British subjects are Hussein Jamadar and Yusuf.
Pirst of those who became British subjects and sold the name and respect of
their children w r ere the above two men, though their elders were all in the