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13. Koweit and Nejd .—In his telegram,
dated the 17th August, the Secretary of State
for India announces that His Majesty
Government are not prepared to take any
immediate action in the matter of Bubiyan
Island, and desire to leave to Sir N. 0 Conor s
discretion the question of approaching the
Porte. The Defence Committee will take the
matter into consideration when considering the
question of the eventual Baghdad railway
ifvrrrnrms.
14. A telegram from the Secretary of
State for India, dated 30th August 1905, states
that the Porte have issued an Irade continuing
coaling privileges at Basrah to the British
Companies which have hitherto enjoyed them.
No further action is, therefore, necessary as
regards the depot proposed to he established
at Koweit.
15. Advices from Nejd show that Ibn
Bashid has occupied Baas in Kasim, and,
in co-operation with the Turkish forces at
Shehiah, intends to attack Aneyza. Ibn Saud
is marching on Kasim. The Turkish troops,
as Shehiah are said to be much reduced
in strength, being less than 2,000 in number,
and owing to insufficient and bad supplies, are
almost unfit for service.
16. At Koweit Sheikh Mubarak has
ordered the arrest and imprisonment of all
Nassar Arabs either residing in or arriving at
Koweit.
U. J3ahrein. —Un 2nd August, me
Political Besident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. tele
graphed to the Government of India that
Sheikh Ah, his brother, Muhammad, four of the
expelled retainers, and four servants had surren
dered to the Sheikh of Bahrein, and had been
brought to Bushire by H. M. S. “ Sphinx
Under instructions Major Cox has retained the
party at Bushire pending the selection of a place
of final detention. Sheikh Muhammad has
elected to return to Bahrein to look after his
brother’s family and private affairs, and, on the
recommendation of Major Cox, it has been
decided to commute the sentence of banish
ment pronounced against the four surrendered
re amers to one of six months’ imprisonment
in India. All expenses in connection with the
deportation of Sheikh Ali and his party and
with their stay in India are to be char-ed
against Sheikh Ali’s estates. b a
18. A communication from Major Cox
the TSish 04 ^^ ? PeaK t0 indicate tha *
ne lurkish officials have connived at th^
domgs of the pirate Ahmed-bin-SeTman, fc
Ameh in Katif was selected by him as the
residence of his family during his ahse^L™
his raids. Details of the piracy of the 26th
June have been furnished by a fu g ?£