"ملف 4/13 II‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎١‎٩‎١] (٥٤٣/٣٨٧)

(Original on Bundle No.53, file Jsio.323-Vol. 15-’’Bahrain
Affairs -March 1875 to June 1876".).
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from - OhaiKh iiJsau bin All al 'haliia,
Chief of Bahrain.
•fo - Lieut .-Colonel ^.C.Ross,
H.B.M* 1 * Politicjf^l Resident in
tne Persian Gulf
DRted Bahrain 9tujaruadi ui Aval
After Greeting,
Let it be knovn to you that your esteemed letter of tne
25th Habi al Tnani, favoured by Captain Fraser your Assistant,
/f a reached us and its contents nave been understood. Your
express ions of friendship and goodwill render us deeply grateful
as also your counsels wnicn are replete with benefit. After
receiving your letter we called on (japf- in Fraser wno made clear to
us the in ottning and purport of your letter will cn we understand to be
it advisable to prohibit interference in afiairaon the mainland
•nde&v’jar except in subjection; and our purpose is, in conformity
with your order, to abandon tne affairs of Zooarah, and interference
tnereiu, completely. God billing we will not, so long as we live,
engage in any matter disapproved of by Governtaent, nor will ye do
a by thing that may involve us in trouble. But trie British Govern-
®8nt we ^.ve naitner aayimn nor protector.
fne reason of our not interfering in the affairs of 4obarah
tnat Government having a in view our gooa and advantage nad deemed
and ebpecially at dobaran.
We nave obeyed, and followed tue order, and will not
We trust tnat tne British Government will oe propitious to
u a and permit ua to possess it (Zobarah) again for it hafl been ours
rorii ancient times and we nave now yielded of necessity.
hat these matters may be mane manifest to you we have sent
our /