Political [‎52v] (104/154)

It is said, that Zaid has started from Karah and is marching towards
jvatr, hut I think he must have changed his mind and is not going to Katr.
I he number of his troops is estimated at 1,200, and even less than that; and it
is said that the camels belonging to his transport have been seized with a
disease.
It appears that when the news of Zaid having started from Karah reach
ed Jasim, he marched out with £00 men mounted on horses and camels to
trace out the movements of Za id’s army, and that he found their traces at Sila,
11 om v hence they had marched back to their country.
Jasim writes to Mujbil to the effect that Zaid has retraced his stens
having found out that he (Jasim) was well prepared for him, and that it is now
us (Jasim s) intention to despatch against Zaid one expedition after another.
From Colonel E. C. Ross, c.s.i., 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. ,
do—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department.
cn ? ^ ie ^ lonour enclose translations of letters dated 23rd Mnv locf r
Shaikh Jasim-bin-Muhammad Thani. It will be observed that lA ™ 1 /A fl0m
sertmg Sila to be within the limits of El-Katr. 0 1 clMsts m as "
Dated 22nd Ramazan 13006 (3rd May 1889).
From—J asim-bin-Thani,
r ^° T h e 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. Agent at Bahrain.
I am sending a letter to the address of ihe Resident, which after pernsa
* shaikh Zaid-bin-Khalifa. forward to its destination. Probably von
edfmm his ^fdon^ 111 ^ ^ ^ that the P eo P le ^ be de W-
Dated 22nd Ramazan 1306 (23rd May 1889).
From—J asim-bi.v-Thani,
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. .
ISOeldth May Sk anThavf per^sedltl ^ 8rd R ama Z ai
known to me and to all that Sila is within the limfte of S CoLf 1 "' “ "
WeDt t0 DPaafPeeen
t Remained without permanent inhabitants. became deserted.f Put the Bedouins of
quent those ports, the Beni Haiir ]dr^ < S F* n S the Katr territory fre-
enemies, being included aRe Bedonfns^ fVe^^fl^^ 111 1 have
under my jurisdiction and others are not and wh" 8114 t .‘° Se P 01 '* 8 ’ some aro
enemy goes thither and joins them. ’ “ er ha PPens to be my
without the cognizance of a theChfef ^^^“The bT P ° rt8 eit,ler with or
the boat s crew, seize the boat and mil tn qoL c P | ;^ oulns then overpower
therefore necessary for you and Shaikl/Ysnn t-r. " ' f 1 P lra t lc al designs). It is
call at those ports. Should any boa find t nl Wam people not to
on the voyage, it should call either at Bidaa or DZ/n ta ^. water or provisions
Bedouins infesting the Katr Coast - tliov V ee ?‘ lllerG a re numerous
to my orders : and I cannot therefore be respomiblo forYbdr a^’ts. 1104 amenable