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the responsibility of lioldin" over the has^s at Bushire themselves
pending the arrival of the boat for Bahrein. In short, the Turkish
hags would receive the same treatment as our own.
At Bahrein the hags would presumably be treated in the same way
as the English mail, i.c., delivered to the British Post Office. There
may be objections to this system, as it would necessitate the presence of
an Ottoman official at Bahrein who would undertake the carriage of the
bags to Ojeir.
To obviate this inconvenience I would suggest, as an alternative,
that the British India Company should undertake the carriage of the
Turkish mads to Ojeir, and that their slow boat should call there after
leaving Bahrein. The navigation in these waters is. I believe, difficult,
and it seems doubtful whether the boat could proceed to Ojeir in the
night time. It might involve two days’ deflection from the present
course, and, as the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Service is run so fine, it might entail
the necessity for an additional boat. These arc questions which the
British India Company must themselves decide.
The Vali has requested me to make enquiries. The sum at the
disposal of the Ottoman Government for the purpose is not large, hut
if they come to terms with the British India Company in the matter,
I think we cannot but gain by it, and a suitable arrangement would
obviate any inconvenience which might arise from the "establishment
of a direct Turkish service to Ojeir and the presence of Turkish vessels
in Bahrein waters.
I have, &c.,
The Secretary to the Foreign Department, F. E. Crow.
Government of India.
Enclosure No. 4.
Foreign Office to India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. .
r lhe Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his
compliments to the Under Secretary of State for India, and, by direc
tion of the Secretary of State, transmits herewith copy of the under
mentioned paper relative to the Basra, Jeddah and Constantinople
steamboat service.
Foreign Office,
20th July 1905.
Description of Enclosure.
Xame and Date.
Subject.
Post Office, 17th July 190o -
No advantage to Postal Service for British Steam
Navigation Company’s ships to call at Ojeir.
Enquires views of India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. .