"المجلد II. مذكرات بخصوص شؤون خارجية أخرى. ١٩٠٥." [ظ‎‎٣‎٤] (٢٢٨/٧٣)

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the protection need not necessarily^ be with-
held. On the other hand, such British
protection should he limited to events occur
ring after the grant of the British passpor ,
and the grantee should not be. allowed, y
obtaining recognition as a British protected
person, to escape the consequences or nis
actions while he was content to hold the
position of an Ottoman subject. It is tor the
British local officials to decide whether, m such
cases as that of Omar Barar, the fact that the
applicant, for his own purposes, abstained tor
so many years from seeking the protection of
the British Oousulate at Hodeida and allowed
himself to be regarded as an Ottoman subject,
and that he applies for British protection only
now, when he has fallen out with the Turkish
officials, should be considered to disentitle him
to British protection or, at least, to justify
some delay on our part in acceding to his
application for it.
The Government of Bombay have been
instructed accordingly.
4. The Government of Bombay report that,
on the night of the 12th April 1905, a Greek
merchant, named Stephani Bali, who came
to Dthala owing to the unsettled state of
the country beyond Kataba, was murdered by
a gang of some 12 men, who decamped leaving
his servant bound and gagged. The motive
of the murder was, apparently, loot. The delay
in reporting the murder was due to the hope
of the Political Officer at Dthala that he
might secure some clue to the murderers. No
clue has, however, yet been found.
5. On receipt of a report from the Gov
ernment of Bombay that the quarters at pre
sent occupied by the Assistant Resident in
the Port at Perim had been condemned, the
Government of India have decided to purchase,
at a cost of Rs. 40,000, the house of Mr. Turner,
late Manager of the Perim Coal Co., as bein^
on the site on the Island most suitable for the
Assistant Resident’s requirements.
rr i ^° r i ^ e . P roceec ti n o s of the Imam, see
Turkish Arabia.)
TURKISH ARABIA.
6. The Secretary of State for India
recently intimated that His Majesty’s Govern-
ment were prepared to take the question of
supporting Sir W. Willcocks’ project in regard
to irrigation in Mesopotamia into consider
ation, and asked the Government of India fnr
an expression of their opinion on the whole
subject, but with special reference to a schema
mentioned to the Sultan by Sir N O’fw,
and also to the question of Indian cttSbution’
if any, towards the cost. Further, in the event
o His Majesty’s _ Government thinking it
desirable, he enquired whether thp rv b ^
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