"دليل الخليج. الجزء الأول. المواد التاريخية والسياسية. ملخص عن شؤون قطر، ١٨٧٣-١٩٠٤." [و‎‎١‎٥] (٩٢/٢٩)

" ' (3.) That the Chief of O leid iu no way countenanced or assisted the use of his ports
as a starting place for piratical expeditions.
" ' (4<) That thfl reason why the Chief of Odeid is weak, is that he and his followers are
a small colony of discontents who have seceded from the main body of the great Beni-Yas
tribe of Abuthabi.
" ' (5) That the reason why the Chief of the Beni-Yas tribe has not brought his
refractory colonists into order is, that he has been prevented, from so doing by the British Gov
ernment."
3. Under the circumstances above set forth it appears desirable that—
" ' (1) Endeavour be made to induce the Turkish Government to take measures to restrain
the piratical proceedings of the A1 Morra tribe ; and
et ' (2) That measures be taken by ourselves to prevent the ports of Odeid being used as
a rendezvous for pirates/
" 4. In regard to the action proposed to be taken through the Turkish Government, we
have to solicit the assistance of Your Lordship and of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs;
in regard to the ports of Odeid it is clearly to the interest of the British Government, as
g lardian of the peace and protector against outrage in the Persian Gulf, that each of thetrucial
tribes of the littoral should be strong and undivided ; while it appears but equitable that the
Government which prohibits the Chief of Abuthabi from bringing his refractory tribesmen into
order should secure him their submission and allegiance, either by peaceful, or, if need be, by
cofrcive measures. We have therefore, in our letter No 974 P., datpd 7th May 1877, to the
Resident of the Persian Gulf, empowered that officer to use his best endeavours to promote a
reunion between the colonists at Odeid and the main body of the Beni-Yas tribe, and have
further authorized him to afford assistance, if necessary, to the Trucial Chief of Abuthabi in
coercing the seceders. We trust that the above instructions will meet with the approval of
Her Majesty's Government.
" It has been mentioned as a possible source of difficulty in procuring the submission of
the colonists of Odeid, that their Chief, who has been in communication with the Turkish Gov
ernment at A1 Hasa, may at the last moment hoist the Turkish flag. But seeing that the British
Government has received no official intimation on the subject, and that there is no tangible
evidence that the Chief of Odeid is under the effective suzerainty of the Turkish Government,
No. 62, dated 4th October 1877 (Political A, we apprehend that the mere hoisting of the Tur-
February i878, Nos 263-269). kisli flag need in no way restrict the freedom of
our action in the matter.
67. Upon receipt of these papers, the Secretary of State entered into cor-
respoadenoe with the Poreiga Office and advised that the English Ambassador
at Constantinople should be directed to call the serious attention of the Turkish
Government to the increase of piraey along the Katar coast, which had re
sulted from the extension of Turkish authority in that quarter; and that he
should intimate the resolve of Her Majesty's Government not to permit the
peace of the Persian Gulf to be disturbed by expeditions proceeding either from
ports like Bidaa in actual Turkish possession, or organized by tribes recogniz
ing Turkish supremacy, and despatched from the territories of independent
Chiefs, too weak to prevent the abuse of their ports. He further advised that no
reference should be made to Odeid, because it was doubtful whether the Turkish
Government exercised any substantial authority over the Chief of that place,
and it was inexpedient to provoke a discussion on the point. The result of Mr.
Layard's remonstrance was that the Turkish Government denied all knowledge
of any piratical outrages on the Katar coast, and asked for particulars. In
reply, the India Office referred Lord Derby to Captain Prideaux's letters of
Augut 1876 and February 1877, and suggested that these should be furnished
to Mr. Layard for the information of the Turkish authorities. In sending this
correspondence for the information of the Government of India, the Secretary of
State intimated * the approval of Her Majesty's Government of the instructions
issued to the Resident in the Persian Gulf, under date 7th May 1877, with a
view to prevent the port of Odeid being used as a shelter for pirates.'
68. In June 1877, the Resident described the measures taken in pursuance
of the instructions,* dated 7th May 1877,
f * No 1878 d N ted 25 1 5 5th June 1877 (Political A ' cited in paragraph 10 of this note, and a
+ From Resident, No. 159, dated 2ist Jun6 1877 few days later he reported the details of
(Political a , February 1578, No. 257). an outrage by sea committed by Odeid
t For details see notes recorded m K. W. No. 1» i , -nr •, i i • ii -i.
Not 260, Political a , February 1878. boats upon a vvukra boat m the preceding
April.f The upshot { was that Captain
Prideaux rejected the conditions on which the Odeid Chief was willing >to be