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No. 2932, dated Bushire, the 30th Octobe'r^eceived 8th November) 1910.
From— Lieutenant-Colonel P. Z. Cox C S T r IT? p rr i -j ^ •
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’ C.I.L., Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the
To-The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
mg Mr. Crow's^tek^rainofHi™' 11 N< !i * 82, dat a < ? 25th October 1910, forward-
evicted labourers upon the dote “T® d c te re ”“ dm ? a reported attack by some
aoourers upon the date garden of one Mishri, adjoining the property of
dated Ie ‘ ter ’ No - 1175 ' ? h f ikl1 Mub arak at Fadaghia near Fao,
(2) Mohammerah Consulate telegram. No 1190 , ^ a 7 e J 10I1 0Ur to Submit a COPY of
dated 25th Oeiober ioio. ‘ ’ two further reports, with enclosures from
daw 2 6 thSS wir letter ' No - U98 ' His Majesty’s Consul at Mohammerah on
the subject, for the information of the
. Government of India.
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H.M.S. HedbreoM on the night of the IQfb Li for Fao and Bushire in
reported occurrence had reached His Majesty’s Consul o? myself ^ the
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-p-it/ra ^ lt ^ reference to Mohammerah telegram No. 1190, I may mention that
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I am sending a copy of this letter to His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran.
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No. 1175, dated Mohammerah, the 22nd October 1910.
From—L ihottoiot A. T. W.mov, His Britannic Majesty’s Acting Consul for
To—The Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.
I have the honour to refer to the marginally noted correspondence on the
" to Ambassador, No. 22 , subject of the particular incident "which
gave rise to the Shaikh’s recent difficulties
with the Turks, as a direct consequence
of which the Turkish Gunboat JHannavis
shelled the village of Zain.
(1) Consul, Basrab
dated 23rd April 1910.
(2) Consul, Mohammerab, to Eesident, No. 423,
dated 30tb April 1910.
(3) Consul, Mohammerab, to Resident, No. 566,
dated 4th June 1910.
(Extracts attached for reference.)
2. On Tuesday night, October 18th, according to information communi
cated to me and confirmed by Haji Rais and Mirza Hamza, a concerted attack
was made by a number of Arabs upon the agent and fallahs Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. of Muhammad-al-
Mishn occupying date plantations in Fadaghia (which adjoin those of Shaikh
Mubarak) half-way between Basrah and Fao. News of the occurrence reached
Mohammerah on the 19th and on the evening of the 20th the Mar marts
went down to Fadaghia to enquire into the case of the disturbance. The Tabur
Agassi was on board.
3. It appears that the fallahs Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. (subjects of the Shaikh of Mohammerah)
whom the Turks evicted from the lands in April, took refuge with Naghaimish-
bin-Ibrahim-bin-Naghaimish, a petty Shaikh who, with his followers, lives at
Ma’amir near Fao, and who was concerned in the piracy of a Persian boat on
8th March. His name is as now given and not as stated in correspondence on
the subject of that incident.
They were replaced in Mishri’s lands by other tribesmen of the Shaikh, the
Chief headmen of whom were named Humaiyid, M’atuq and Ishaq.
4. It appears that the Kaimmakam of Fao recommended to the new Vali
of Basrah that the old fallahs Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. , who had taken refuge with Naghaimish, should
be reinstated in their old homes, and that the Vali approved of the suggestion.
The Kaimmakam then gave orders to the Turkish police officer (chaush) in
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