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arrival of Ita Saud was imminent in or near
Koweit en route to a rendezvous with the Wa
of Basrah at Safwan, that the presenee o
Sheikh Mubarak was also stipulated ioi, a
that he was making preparations to go,
accompanied by an escort of 1,000 men, as a
precautionary measure. Attention was dravn
tc the fact that the Sheikh bad repeatedly
enioined upon Captain Knox the expediency
of extending British protection to ISejd to
safeguard Ibn Saud from admitting turkey
into Nejd, and had expressed his desire to
he subsidised by the British Government for
his services, and that it was not unlikely
that endeavours would now be made by the
Turkish emissary to seduce Sheikh Mubarak.
H. M. S. “ Sphinx ” has, therefore, been
ordered to proceed to Koweit to be present
there during the proposed meeting with the
"Wali {vide paragraph 17 of Memorandum
for December 1904).
16. Bahrein .—On the 21st January, the
Secretary of State was informed that the
Government of India were of opinion that the
recent incidents at Bahrein justified vigorous
measures being adopted with the Sheikh whom
their continued forbearance only confirmed in
his obstinacy, and proposed to require him to
agree:—
(а) that six of the ringleaders on the
assault on Persian subjects, who had been
named or identified, receive 24 stripes each,
and a term of imprisonment or expulsion from
the island;
(б) that Bs. 2,000 be paid as compensa
tion to the Persians through the Assistant Poli
tical Agent;
(c) that a trusted guard be stationed by
him on duty in Manama to maintain order
in the bazaar;
{d) that Sheikh Ali be banished from
Bahrein for five years ; and
(e) that the abolition of “ Sukhra”,
so far as employes of foreigners are concerned,
should be publicly notified.
Meanwhile, H. M.’s ships “Pox” and
“ Sphinx ” have been ordered to be prepared
to reinforce H. M. S. “ Redbreast”, should
His Majesty’s Government approve of the
action suggested. Major Cox reported (15th
January) that Sheikh Ali had returned to
Bahrein at the expiry of the stipulated period
of his temporary absence from there {vide
paragraph 22 of Memorandum for December
1904).
17. Katif. On the 16th Januai
despatch was received from the Secretar
State, reporting the issue of orders bv
Acting Mali of Basrah, forbidding foi
future the levy of excess duty on dates sin