"الملف 26/185 V (F 96) شيخ المحمرة" [و‎‎٦‎٩] (٤٧٢/١٤٥)

;Ve have the honour to forward to your 'xcellency
our high esteem dni demotion.
The Araoic aietrict of /irablotan has suffered on
the hands of Persian Officials the severest tyranny and
ail sorts of toriaent and humiliation after the absence of
1^0 esteemed ieaaer,"3ir Khazal Khan your loyal friend.
Our hearts overflowed with delight and our faces were lighted
with joy on the arrival of your victorious armies to the
district of ^rabistan because of our belief that you will
uproot tyranny and restore to us the liberty for the sake
of which you are fighting and thus set us free from the
fetters of aiotatorship of which we have been suffering
Tor the last sixteen years. But unfortunately we ^re
perceiving those who"have drawn arms and wanted to wage
war against you, enjoying the rule of our hoxueland. Their
persecution and ill-treatment to us has increased after
they Knew of our loyalty to His 3ritanic Majesty's Government
and of our hap A iness in your victories as we are quite
confident that lis Majesty's Government desires to save
the Arabs•
e had forwarded several petitions to your represent
atives for the some cause and now we approach your Excellency
requesting your kind intervention in the matter for the
fulfillment of our pending demands and our constitution as
an ^rab nation similar to those in the Arab world. . e give
our pledge and solemnly promise you in the name of the
almighty God to be loyal, to sacrifice and to offer everything
aear to us for your sake and for the sake of protecting all
the interests of , is Jritanitkajesty's Government in our
district as we had done in the past and executed all your
demands quoted in the treaty between the Government of His
i.ajesty and our .anir the lata Shaikh Khazal.
Our silence to the atrdcities of this despotic
few is uot at all inspired by fear, God forbit it, but
rather by a keen consideration to the interests which we
are always ready to ransom with everything near and dear
to us. And now that conditions have culminated, we beg
for an early consiaeratlon of our grievances lest some
occuruncts of unpleasant outcome take place between our
selves and the Persians. God forbit that the Government
of His Jritanic Majesty neglects us and not grant our
aemanda after ail the tokens of loyalty we showed her
formerly and presently.
accept our deep respects and sincere homage. .
Seals and Signaturer-
Signed Shaih Maskhoor J
Sealed and Signed Shaikh Shartanand
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his hrolher Abdul
iCarim sens of Shay r a»
Shaikh Sheri son of Huaain*
Shaikh Jabir bin Mua , all ai-4Cu t allah»
Shaikh Salnan al-Na»8i»
and Sealed Sal eh bin Mahmood^
Khalaf Hamad»
Dahnan <Jhenoon^
and Sealed Khalil bin Ibrahim.
Nasir bin Abdul Hasan ..
Shaikh I^alih bin Sultan,
and Sealed Shakh Mehdi al-Dho\7ai r a