‏"ملخص الأحداث والتدابير الرئيسية التي اتخذها سمو نائب الملك اللورد كرزون من كيدلستون، نائب الملك والحاكم العام للهند في إدارة الخارجية. ‏I‏. يناير ١٨٩٩-أبريل ١٩٠٤. ‏II‏. ديسمبر ١٩٠٤-نوفمبر ١٩٠٥. المجلد IV. بلاد فارس والخليج الفارسي." [و‎‎١‎٨‎١] (٣٨٦/٣٦٦)

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the latter the safety of his subjects while engaged in maritime trade, especially
as the Sheikh is specifically bound by his treaty obligations to refrain from
reprisals It is understood that a Pro Memorm was presented to the Porte in
January last, demanding energetic measures for the suppression of Ahmed-bm-Sek
man’s piracies, as well as for the restoration to the victims of the value of the
property plundered ; and we would request to be informed whether any assure
anceshave been received in reply, or any steps taken by the Turkish Govern
ment to indicate that they realise the gravity of the situation.
4 The proceedings described in the correspondence now submitted show
clearly how much theVolitical Officer at Bahrein is hampered by not having
at his*own disposal some suitable vessel with which he can ward off and punish
such small piratical attacks in the neighbourhood of the island as do not war
rant an appeal to the Senior Naval Officer fur the despatch of a gun-boat, ana
we would, therefore, urge the advisability of supplying him at an early date with
the special vessel to which reference was made in our Marine despatch INo. » ot.
3rd November 1904, regarding the future sphere of operations of the subsidised,
ships in Indian waters.
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Telegram, dated the 17th October 1905.
jr rom _Hi s Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, London,
To—His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla.
Please refer to your Secret despatch No. 167.
have been asked to report in due course result of the further
which Sir N. O’Conor was instructed to make. In tins respect please see
papers forwarded with Political Secretary’s letters Nos. 34 and 36 As regards
paragraph 4 pending settlement of general question with Admiralty, no action
Fs befn-taken with regard to special vessel referred to in your despatch No.
8, Marine, hut if matter is sufficiently urgent, Political Agent can be sapplnd
at once with boat as sanctioned in my despatch of August 5th, 1901, No.
33 Secret.
Foreign Office
representations
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Telegram No. 935-E.A., dated the 8th June 1901.
From—His Excellency the Viceroy, Simla,
rp 0 His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, London.
Your telegram of 1st June. Situation at Koweifc is somewhat altered by
, u ° Kemball telegraphed, 1st June, that Captain of Sphinx had
recen • ... 28th May, at which Sheikh requested that British
T ,„ tl , hoBlc « r „ d
Intha t hut he hnd refused Kembnll °and Wratislaw concur in regarding
garrison, but 1 r0 cent visit of Wall. Kemball says Turks may
this as principa action f or p re3 ent, but that they will not let matters
rest for'Ion", and thinks that present may be best opportunity for assuming
protectorate, which he regards sooner or later as certain.
r n cruoiirVi in rnnkin 0 ' these overtures is of course
My views are as follows --S^kh in making Ui se ^ ^
actuated by purely selfish motives. J ^ h turng J t0 us as least exact-
Turkish protection “.^.^toThink that he has also been coquet-
ing of his neighbours. T We are precluded at present by agree-
ting with Russia Po s.hly rranoc e^a^ .1 of ^ ^ co
meat of January 18J jP' “ 1 d , J protectorate over Koweit, to which
appear to be open : Fust is to aeciaie oj,eu p* tele-ram of 24th December
sanction of Foreign Office v\ as repoi } T-inuarv 3 1899 In my opinion
1898 , but withdrawn in your telegram of 6th Januaiy IbJy. m my p