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No. Cf. 324, dated Bushire, the 6th (received 13th) September 1915 (Confidential).
From— Major A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Officer on Special Duty (in the absence of the
Besident), .
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Pohtica
Department.
In continuation of my letter No. 322 Of. of to-day’s date I have the
honour to forward, for the information of the Government of India, a copy of
honour to torwaru, ior the mar gi na lly.noted despatch which I
No. cf. 323, dated 6th September 1915. h&ve addressed to His Majesty’s Minister,
Tehran, on the subject of the hostile attitude of Shaikh Hussain, Chief of
Chahkutah.
Enclosure.
No. Cf. 323, dated Bushire, the 6th September 1915 (Confidential).
From—M ajor A. P. Trevor, C.I.E., Acting Consul-General, Bushire,
To-His Excellency Sir C. Marling, K.C.M.G., C B., His Britannic Majesty s
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at the Court of Persia,
Tehran.
In continuation of my letter No. Cf. 262, dated 12th July 1915, I have
the honour to forward, for Your Excellency’s information, a translation of a
letter which has been written to me by Shaikh Hussain of Chahkutah, a
Chieftain who resides some 24 miles from Bushire and has distinguished
himself by the violence of his hostility and attacks against the British
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in reply to a letter from me advising him of the confiscation of
10 000 Tumans which he had in deposit with a Persian merchant the “ Rais-ut-
Tuiiar ” here to meet the claims of Messrs. Gray Paul and Co., the Imperia
Bank of Persia, Messrs. Dixon and Co., and others, whose country-houses have
been attacked and raided by his men during the past few weeks. I may
mention that His Excellency Muwaqqar-ud-Douieh, late Governor of the Gulf
Ports, had already attached this amount and told me where it was.
I enclose the original of this threatening letter in the hope that by its
production to the Persian Government Your Excellency may be able to
convince them of the urgent necessity for the expulsion and dispossession of
Shaikh Hussain.
This man and his sons are our nearest neighbours among the Khans of
the littoral, had for years been given the good offices of the Consulate-
General in their frequent difficulties, and on many occasions enjoyed the
hospitality of His Majesty’s officers here. He alone of our former friends
among the Khans has proved treacherous and espoused the cause of the
Germans.
He unfortunately escaped a fortnight ago after an attack which he had made
against the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Subzabad outside Bushire, when a certain
number of his men were ‘surrounded in a ravine and engaged in a fusillade
with our troops all day.