File 395/1908 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf: Katif; Disturbances in 1908' [‎34r] (63/146)

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No. 2582 , dated Bushire, the 29 th August (received 7 tp September) 1908 .
From Captain A. P. Trevor, I. A., First Assistant Resident, in charge current
duties,
To— S. H. Butler, Esq., C.I.E., Secretary to the Government of India, in the
Foreign Department, Simla.
With reference to the correspondence ending with this office letter No.
■ 2 55 D dated 2 3 rd August 1908, on the subject of the recent events at Katif, I
have the honour to forward, for the information of the Government of India, a
further Memorandum on the subject, based on information received from the
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrein.
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MEMORANDUM.
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The latest news brought by sailing boat from Katif and o^taiaed-JEconwr^"
reliable source is as follows :—
(z) On the night of 16th August a party of 100 men sallied out from
Katif town to endeavour to procure some vegetables. Six of their
number were killed by the besiegers. (N. B .—The “ Lapwing’s ”
Interpreter heard of this affair when he landed in Katif on the
morning after the event with Captains Shuter and Gouldsmith, but
apparently no credence W’as placed in the story in consequence of
the Qaimmaqam declaring that the Bedouin had ceased to worry
the town.)
(it) On the 18th August the Bedouin attacked Saihat, killing 7 of the
defenders and wounding 3.
(iit) Haji Mansur Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. has written to a friend in Bahrein that the towns
people have begun actually to starve.
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(vt) The inhabitants of Qadaih, a walled village adjoining the town,
having come to the verge of capture, have succeeded in buying off
the Bedouin by a payment of Rs. 4.000 and 8 rifles.
(v) There are still villagers holding out, though hard pressed, in Kuwai-
kib, Dabaibiya, Madaris, Miyas and Sharia, all villages forming the
suburbs of the town.
(vt) It is now believed in Bahrein that Abdul Aziz bin Saud is encourag
ing the Bedouin, and that he will only interfere when he is offered
the Government of fhe Oasis.
Bushire ;
Dated the 25th August igo8.