'ملف رقم 9/50 (B 16) حادث دبي' [و‎‎١‎١‎١] (٤٩٢/٢٣٢)

No. 950 ; dated Bushire^ the 13th April 1911 (Confidential).
Yvom L ieutenant -C olonel P. Z. Cox^ C.S.I. ; CJ.E.^ Political Resident in the
Persian Gulf^
rp 0 The H on^ble L ieutenant -C olonel S ir A. H. M c M ahon , K.C .I. E.^ C.S.I V
Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
With reference to my telegram No. 114, dated February ^th, 1911, I have
Translation of an article in the Riadh of March the honour to forward, for the information
6th, 1911, an Arabic paper published in Baghc^.i. 0 £ ^ ie Government of India, the marginally
noted communication since received from His Majesty's Consul, Basrah, regard
ing the collision of the Mcmnaris when under orders to proceed to Debai.
Dated Basrah^ the 16th March 1911.
Prom—E. E. Cnow, Esq.,
Tt — L ieutenant -C olonel P. Z. Cox, C.S .L, C.I.E., Political Resident in the
Persian GuK.
With reference to my telegram No. 15 of February 4th to the Embassy,
repeated to you, about the Mir maris going to Debai, I enclose a copy of the
Riadh, February 21st, 1326—March 6th, 1911, an Arabic paper publishedm
Baghdad and from the article by a Basrah correspondent, which you will see
marked in it, it would appear that the Marmaria was under orders to proceed to
Debai when the collision occurred and that the people of that place bavc made
several appeals to Turkey for assistance and protection and ask for ' a iurkisli
1 Consul."
1 have not thought it worth while to translate it, but if you have any
difficulty at Bushire in reading the article and would like a translation, let me
have it back and I will make you one.
'Extract from the newspaper Riadh,
B asrah.
The readers of Uiadh remember what we wrote regarding the Debai
incident with the British steamer in which 50 Arabs were killed.
Our correspondent writes the following from Basrah .
The vessel Marmaris was ordered to go to Debai for protection
making enouiries into the case. When she reached l ao and had anchored
near the buoy, S.S. Udenhall, which belongs to oneof the L ° ndo ^
companies, collided with her with the result that her ^ ow f ^ s h ^ e ged sea .
two of her guns were broken. The vessel Marmans theiefore became
worthy and consequently she could not proceed.
It is stated that this happened according to the desire JJ® n f ° re J|^
God however knows best. A naval court was he an had asked for a
to take Marmaris to Bombay for repairs, , lia jT n | petitions to
rnrrmpnsation of £12 000 As to Debai inhabitants they have sent, petit o
to ISiA) Government requesting that a Tnrkih Consnl may be sent and
the Turkish flag hoisted in their country.
We hope that our Government will pay its attention to them, an awa^ e
from this neglect as the Arab towns in the Persian u ar g
320 P. D.— S E~ -112-146—June.
Esd.—P. M.M.