ملف رقم ١٦٠ لسنة ١٩٠٣ "الخليج الفارسي: قطر؛ تعيين مديرين أتراك؛ مسألة معاهدة الحماية مع قطر" [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٤] (٨٦٠/٤١٢)

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JSo. 149, dated Bushire, the 12th August 1903,
From— Captain V. deV. Hunt, for Officiating Political Resident in the Persian
To-The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
‘intti '!!l!;mr ref r'T Ce t ° cor |' es P t)n(J enco ending with my letter No. 141, dated the
30th ultimo, I have the honour to forward, for the information of the Govern-
Letter from His Britannic Majesty’s Consul, 0^ India, cl Copy of the DiargiliallY
Basrah, No. dated the 4th August 1903 . noted correspondence, regardino* fhp
Letter to His Britannic Majesty’s Consul. Basrah • > , 1116
* 0 . 657 , dated the 12 th August 1903 . ’ ’ appointment by the Mutassarif of El
Hassa of Sheikh Abdul Eahman, son of
Sheikh Jasim-hin-Thani, as Sheikh of Wakra.
No. 18, dated the 4th August 1903.
From—F. E. Cttow, Esq., His Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul at Basrah,
To— Captain V. deY. Hunt, First Assistant to the Political Resident in the Persian
(julf.
In reply to your endorsement No. 660 of 30th July, regarding the appoint
ment of a new Mudir of Wakra, I communicated with the Wali, who informs
me that the Mutassarif of Nejd has appointed a man as Sheikh at Wakra, and
not as Mudir, in accordance with instructions received from the Minister of the
Interior.
I have informed His Majesty’s Ambassador by telegraph of the Mutas-
sant s action, and have communicated to His Excellency the substance of
Mr. Gaskin’s report by post.
No. 687, dated the 12th August 1903,
From— Captain Y. deV. Hunt, First Assistant to the Political Resident in the
Persian Gulf,
To—F. E. Ckow, Esq., His Britannic Majesty’s Acting Consul at Basrah.
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your despatch No. 18, dated
4th August 1903, conveying to me the sense of the Wali’s reply regarding the
new appointment of an official by the Turkish Government at Wakra.
2 . Abdur Kahman has for some time past been acting as Sheikh of
Wakra as Deputy for his father, Sheikh Jasim-hin-Thani, Chief of Katr; it is,
therefore, not understood how the Turks can now have appointed him Sheikh
of the place and assigned him a salary as such. Moreover, as the Katr
peninsula is beyond the sphere in which the nominal suzerainty of the Porte
has been recognised by His Majesty’s Government, it is not to be supposed
that the latter will acquiesce in the appointment of any administrative official
by the Turks in that region whether he be styled Sheikh or Mudir.