ملف رقم ٣٤٥ لسنة ١٩٠٨ الجزء الثاني "المحمرة: الوضع. نزاع الشيخ مع والي البصرة. تقليد الشيخ وساماً. تجديد التطمينات للشيخ". [ظ‎‎١‎٣‎٠] (٥٦٦/٢٦٥)

Dogbat Yamain are at Mohammerah is correct; and that the police proceeded
there and applied to Mirza Hunza, and that the latter replied that he was not
certain the men were there in the first place and in the second he could give no
answer in the absence of the Shaikh of Mohammerah. This result was duly
communicated to the Wali at Amara by the President of the Court-martial and
it was on receipt of this information, on the 17th instant, that I applied for
your assistance.
Prom the statement of the prisoner Dahagesh-bin-Abdul Aziz of Umm-es-
Suhar, who has admitted his participation in the attack, it would appear that
the Madan in question are dependents of Mirza Hamza himself and look to him
for protection. This is confirmed generally in Basrah and is a matter of
notoriety.
I should he glad if you would assist me in contradicting or verifying the
truth of this statement.
The prisoner further states that the three Madan persuaded him to join
the band, giving him a gun said to belong to Mirza Hamza and telling him the
latter would protect. 1 should have attached no importance to these statements,
which are recorded in the minutes of the Court-martial of the 13th instant, but
are at variance with what the prisoner told me when I examined him myself
previously, if the representative of the Sardar Arfa had shown and disposition
to aid the Turkish police in their investigations, but, as my information leads me
to believe he did not carry out his promises to you, in this respect, I think it is
as well you should be acquainted with them.
In soliciting your good offices to aid me in endeavouring to bring the
murderers of Mr. Glanville to justice, I venture to hope that your enquiries may
tend to remove the unfortunate impression created by the action of Mirza
Hamza in omitting to give the Turkish police the assistance they required.
Since writing the above, I. learn that the Wali has twice written to Moham
merah to have the persons mentioned arrested, as well as Sahir-bin-Ishaq-el-
Tama and that their thereabouts are stated in these letters.
I have, etc.,
P. E. CROW.
(Enclosure No. 4.)
Confidential.
No. 21.
Mohammeeah ;
March 27 thy 1906 .
Mr. Consul McDouall to Mr. Consul Crow.
Sir,
In continuation of the correspondence ending with your No. 24 of the
23rd instant, regarding the murders at Marghil, I have the honour to inform
you that I have asked His Majesty’s Vice-Consul, Ahwaz, to inform the Sardar
Arfa of what you say. Mirza Hamza being an Arab it is possible that he
might protect dependents of his own, though I do not believe he would in this
case, Europeans being concerned. I saw him this morning and he mentioned
that the statement attributed to the prisoner that he was promised Mirza
Hamza’s protection was ridiculous, and that he understood that you were in
communication with the Wali as to the unsatisfactory conduct of the case by
his representative. As to the three men, Hassan, Yusuf and Shinawah they
are not at Mohammerah, hut he thinks they are probably at Eallahiyah and has
sent to enquire. If they are, he will keep a watch on them, and have them