"ملف رقم: E.7. قطر والاتفاقية الأنجلو تركية لعام ١٩١٣' [و‎‎٧‎٢] (٤٦٠/١٦٠)

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( . rajlc lation 6f letter i^Ated 27th June 1915.)
TO#
;-halkh Abdullah bin Qaoem bin Thani,
A «C« #
I t in a lon^; tine since I have Had the plaaeure of
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ooranuni eating with you direot^but after our laot meeting,:
w0n t to the headquarters of the Government in India # and only
returned on the outbreak of the war.
I hope all io well with you# 1 fjend herowith#and coramend
him to your kindneeeta Itirlcioh officer,Abdul Jabbar Hffendi#.
i e U oent with a meesa^e from me to the Command' nt of the
Turkieh detachment at your port»It io the intention of the
Commander of the British Forces here to remove the Turkish ool»
iiern from Al-H©d&tt i but if it can be avoided # he does not de
sire to send men-of-war and troops to your port#and perhaps
oauee bdoodshed.
Ttie Turkish troops are so few in number that however
bravely they fl .^ht they cannot guoceed and will only lose their
lives#and we do not desiro bloodshed especiall;? in yoiir port#
no pi am sending to them this officer #and i hope he will be
able brinn them away to Bahrain with him# i^iey can brin^^
their arms wi.th them,and I be# your Honour on ray behalf to
provide thom with salllnj* boats and any nooenftarlee tliey may
need to taV:e them to Dahrain ,and on hearing from you through
the iblitioal A ^ent Bahrain I will re -imburse you the amount
expended#
I vount upon your cooperation In thin mat 1 er especially ii*
pernuadinr; the IMrkifili fioldiers to come away quietly so as to
navo fighting and firing of guns from the ships* ^liey should
nurrender themrelvep to the Itolitioal A^ent Bahrain and he
will send them on to me ♦end th«y will be sent + -o ,1oln the
other 'Turkish prisoners in a cool station in India and be vrell
cared for#
Here,thank Crod # all is going well, we are now in ocoupa-
tiob of Amara and Nasiriyeh and the Busreh vilayet is In