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have reacLed Lina on the Dahna (I r t ^ s ^)
and to have sent messengers to conciliate the
people of El Kasim before proceeding further
on his journey. Eurther, the authorities at
Basrah are said to have been ordered from
Constantinople to supply provisions and
transport to enable the Turkish . forces at
present at Wakisah, situated 100 miles toward
Kasim on the Nejef-Kasim road, to join those
with the Mushir at Lina 170 miles further.
Raids to the east of Kasim are being made
by the Amir (Ibn Rashid ?).
30. Bahrein. —In view of the represent
ations made by the Government of India with
respect to the piracies committed by Ahmad-
bin-Selman, His Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires,
Constantinople, presented (13th January) a
Memorandum drawing attention to the non
arrest of the culprits, and asking for an
assurance that orders would be sent providing
for the cessation of such acts of piracy, for the
immediate arrest of the marauders, and for the
recovery of the plundered property. The
Embassy have been assured that their wishes
■will he complied with, and the Wali of Basrah
has been given instructions accordingly (vide
paragraph 21 of Memorandum for February).
31. Lord Lansdowne has informed the
Turkish Ambassador that it was a matter
of common knowledge and well known to
the Turkish Government that His Majesty’s
Government had direct relations with the
Sheikh of Bahrein, and that the island and its
natives are under British protection (vide
paragraph 26 of Memorandum for March).
32. El Katif .—Nejib Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the newly
appointed Mutessarif of Hasa, is reported to
have arrived from Basrah and taken up his
duties in Katif and Hassa.
33. Arab Coast .—On the 17th April, a
despatch was received from the Secretary of
State respecting the policy to be pursued in order
to prevent any interference by foreign enter
prise with the rights enjoyed by the tribes under
British protection in the pearl fisheries on the
Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The Law
officers of the Crown have arrived at the
following conclusions, viz. (1) that the rights
of the tribes in such waters may justly he
considered territorial; (2) that outside terri
torial waters, the exclusive rights of the tribes
might be maintained to banks in regard to
which iheir exclusive possession is capable
of _ historical proof, but that this latter
point is not free from doubt; (3) that as
to the deeper non-territorial waters there
would be no reasonable chance of asserting
with success the right of the tribes to debar
b! Hsl^Pn 0118 fr0,1 l , dred S in g S (4) that the
British Government have a right to act as
guardians of the chiefs’ rights- tw
foreign intrusion had bette/he ’ pieLted