"ملف W/4 العداءات في بلاد فارس: حصار تانجستان، مصادرة شاي مورد إلى تانجستان" [و‎‎٤‎٩] (٤١١/٩٧)

B A H R A IN.
30:IX:15
I wrot© a report about Yu^ur Fa'hru which you
will geVoy post, but, as there have toeen developments since,
I am sending this by AitKen, and aslcing him to have it
telephoned out to you, in case you are not in Town.
Yusuf FaXhru has quite established his innocence of the
charge of protecting Tangsiri boats by fraudulent transfer
of ownership, and his papers have proved that he refused to
assist the Turlcs in Qatar. There are, of course, no
traces of any dealings with the Germans in connection with
their political schmemes.
He has b en very frank, and has given me every assistance
in examining his books. He says that when I explained
to Shaikh Isa the connection of the Tangslris with the
Gorman scheme, he became alarmed and repented of having had
anything to do with them, and consequently has had less to
do with the Tangslris than before. From an examination
of his books and letter book I have come to the conclusion
that tnls is true, and that he has merelv
Shaikh Isa has been very stout-hearted for a change, ana
has refusedto listen to the howls of the merchants.
They besie^ the mosque and drove Shaikh Jas m to despair,
till finally he appealed to me to release him.
Yusuf Fakhru being Innocent of two of the charges against
him, and the third being somewhat ancient history he cant
do any more harm as a German agent), j - think t e fright he
hns had and a bond for 35,000/ undertaking to keep clear
of all political intrigues will be sufxlcient.
He has ha^ a
and taken goods in exch
He has ha-! a thoUA*^
again