ملف رقم ٣٤٥ لسنة ١٩٠٨ الجزء الثاني "المحمرة: الوضع. نزاع الشيخ مع والي البصرة. تقليد الشيخ وساماً. تجديد التطمينات للشيخ". [ظ‎‎١‎٣‎٣] (٥٦٦/٢٧١)

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the Mushir-ed-Dowleh and myself on the subject of the arrest of the murderers
of Messrs. Lynch Brothers’ Agent near Basrah.
I am, etc.,
rSd.) E. GBANT DUPE.
(Urgent.)
Mr. Grant Duff to Mushir-ed-Dowleh, April 8th, 1906 .
In my note of 20th ultimo I had the honour to ask Your Excellency to he
so good as to instruct the authorities at Mohammerah to arrest certain Arabs
implicated in the murder of Mr. Glanville, Messrs. Lynch’s Agent at Marghil.
I have to-day received a communication from His Majesty’s Ambassador at
Constantinople stating that no orders have been received by the Shaikh of
Mohammerah with regard to the matter. I have the honour again to request
Your Excellency to send instructions in the sense desired, and in accordance
with your promise.
Mushir-ed'Dowleh to Mr. Grant Duff May 6th, 1906 .
In view of your request for the arrest of the men implicated in the murder
of Messrs Lynch Brothers* Agent at Basrah who are supposed to have come to
Mohammerah, I telegraphed to the Sardar Arfa who replies that he will enquire
into the fact, and, if the murderers are there, he will arrest them and hand them
over to the Turkish frontier authorities with the knowledge of the British Consul
there.
(Enclosure No. 13 )
Basrah,
May Uth, 1906 .
No. nil.
Mr. Consul Crow to Mr. Consul McDouall.
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch, No. 33 of
the 9 th instant, informing me that the Shaikh of Mohammerah has arrested two
men implicated in the Marghil murders, Mirjan and his brother, and is willing
to hand them over. If the Shaikh prefers, and if His Majesty’s Ambassador
has no objection, I think it would be as well if the Shaikh sent these men to
me under a guard, and that they should be delivered through the medium
of this Consulate to the Turkish authorities.
I am in communication with His Majesty’s Ambassador on the subject,
and will inform you when I get a reply.
In the meantime, I should be glad if the Shaikh would be good enough to
state what is the evidence against the men in question and what proofs of their
complicity he has been able to obtain, in order that I may secure their convic
tion at the Court Martial. I note that Hassan-bin-Amara has been arrested
and presume you will inform me in due course whether he will be handed over.
I should be glad if you would be good enough to convey to the Sardar Arfa my