'File No. II/12 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re: affairs in Persia and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf. Jan '09 --' [‎53r] (105/178)

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daily. On the 6th May, 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. telegraphed that the Turks
had repaired the tower on the island and had
arranged to keep a guard of 20 men there,
relieving them from Ojair daily. The Sheikh
of Bahrein protested against Turkish occupa
tion, stating that the fort was built by his
father, Sheikh Ali, with the concurrence of
the Nejd Amir, and that the former used to
keep a garrison on the island.
In reporting the matter to the Secretary
of State for India, on the 23rd May, the Gov
ernment of India expressed the opinion that
the Sheikh’s claim should be supported, as His
Majesty’s Government had never recognised
Ottoman jurisdiction as extending south of
Ojair. They recommended that the Porte
should be told that the island belonged to
Bahrein and should be urged to issue orders to
the Mudir to remove the garrison from the
island. The Government of India also sup
ported Major Cox’s recommendation that the
Sheikh should be advised to fly his flag there.
20. [ Vide paragraph 228 of the Memo-
v.* r randum (Arabian
Rights of the Sheikh /y. . » /. v -rk
of Koweit to the islands affairs) for JJecemoer
of Bubiyanand Warba. 2908.] On the 6th
May, the Government of India informed the
Secretary of State for India that the further
enquiries instituted by 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. ,
Koweit, in the matter had not resulted in tie
production of any fresh evidence as to the
ownership of Warba island, and that they did
not consider it desirable to take any steps
towards the assertion of the Sheikh’s claims
so far as this island was concerned.
21. (Vide paragraph 20 of the Memo-
Sheikh Of Koweit’s randum for February
properties at Fao. 1909.) On the 27th
May, the Government of India forwarded
copies of correspondence to the Secretary of
State for India from 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. , in which it was reported that
the Sheikh’s embankment at Pao had been
repaired with the consent of the Turkish
military authorities at Basrah. In the circum
stances, the Government of India agreed with
the Resident’s recommendation, that no further
action in the matter was necessary at present.
22. In January last, the Sheikh of Koweit
Loan to the Sheikh of applied to the Political
Koweit. Agent for a loan of two
lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , without interest, to be repaid in
two yearly instalments. The Sheikh had been
making large purchases of land, and explained
that his need for ready money was due to
large advances made by him to pearl mer
chants, whom lie could. not press for im
mediate repayment, and to the fact that his
brother, Sheikh Khazal of Mohammerah, had
asked for the postponement of the payment of