'تقرير الإدارة عن المقيمية السياسية في الخليج الفارسي للسنوات ١-١٩١٤" [ظ‎‎١‎١‎٩] (٤٨٨/٢٤٣)

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PERSIAN GULF ADMINISTRATION REPORT
contended that the correspondence was friendly and personal, and as such
mitted to him by the Treaty of 1892. i '
Finally, in August the Wali sent a letter by hand and requested SliaiH
Isato discuss the matter with the bearer, Abdur Eahim Basri, ContractorS
the Hasa-Nejd Turkish Post. Shaikh Isa declined any such discussion, but too
fright at his own temerity and spoke to the Political Agent in some agitation
of the probability of a Turkish man-of-war being sent to Bahrain. Captain
Lorimer did what he could to raise his spirits while pointing the moral, ^
it required a letter from the Eesidency to allay his perturbation,
Reference was made to the Government of India, and on instructions
received from it the Political Agent conveyed a verbal warning to Shaikh Isa
couched in the following terms ;—
" The Government of India instruct Captain Lorimer to warn Shaikh Isa bin All A|
Khalifah of the impropriety of his conduct in sending replies to the letters of the Wali of
Basrah as he did in the case of Shaikh Khalifah bin Hamad _ A1 Khalifah, and similarly
* 1st Article:—That 1 will on no account enter strictly to forbid him from violating his Agree-
into any agreement or correspondence with any other ment * with the High British Government of
than the British Government. 1892 (14th Shaban 1309) by any further correspon
dence with the Wali/''
A written copy was subsequently handed to the Shaikh that he might not
be able to assert his ignorance of its terms in case of a reference to it in tlie
fut Lire.
Shaikh Isa did not have any difficulties with any of his other relations
during the year.
Prior to the affairs of Khalifah bin Hamad, the same Wali had in Maict
oi -i i t ^ ^ w v ^ t? i. addressed two letters to Shaikh Isa asking
Shaikh Isa and the Wall of Basrah. i • j , , , , _ . , ^
mm to arrest and send to Basrah undei
escort certain deserters from the Turkish Army who were said to have
to Bahrain. Shaikh Isa, as in the other case, insisted in writing himself to say
rightly or wrongly that the men could not be found in Bahrain. The corres
pondence had no further sequel.
Babrain Subjects Abroad. „ , The status Of Bahrain Or SOlfaj
Bahrain subjects m Mohammeran did not
come up during the present year.
On the other hand, His Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul at Lingah wrote,oa
5th May 1912, that many of Shaikh Isa's subjects were coming to Lingah witli a
out passports issued by the Shaikh and countersigned by the Political Agent M
provided with " Tazkarahs " signed by the Bahrain Persian merchant Haji
Abdun Nabi Kal Ewaz. Further particulars were asked for but were not
forthcoming. Shaikh Isa was approached on the subject and promised, as01
previous occasions, to try and induce his subjects to take out proper passports.
_ man, Abdun Nabi referred to above, is known to be in the habit of
issuing " Tazkarahs " in this way to Persians in Bahrain as though they
resident in Persian territory, but it has not as yet been found convenient to
take action against him, pending the introduction of the projected Order m
(jouncil for Bahrain.
As far as is known to this Agency, no Turkish soldiers or officers vis^
Zakhnuniyah. the Island during the year. As usp,
• • p -q i , ^ Khamis bin Jabir and about 25 otn
osins of Budaiya left for that place in the middle of November to pass
cold weather there. No flag is flown, neither Turkish nor Arab.
The question of the Customs has been dealt with in the Trade Eeport ^
Customs. 1911-12. During the year under re ^ e .
on fori 4.1, -r-r. the business of levying customs was cai
the work n +i ^ ^ rm Messrs. Gangaram Trikamdas J
be " atistaotorilj and tto, M *
the -rear ^Tt 1° ito II 0 ? S '• ^ ^ ' as ^ y ear ' s report, was c(
and is certainlv a mLt f" 1 ! f,!?? erl0u " 11 to shelter a large qv
y useful addition to the Customs premises.