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Operations of Ottoman Military and Naval Forces in the Persian Gulf [‎558r] (13/34)

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The record is made up of 1 item (17 folios). It was created in 27 Oct 1871-16 Jan 1872. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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molestin & Bahrein, or interfering with Bahrein boats on the Pearl Banks, seems
No. 2327 , dated 3ist May i87i. b 6 already answered by the concluding paragraph
17th Mnv IS'?! ■ of Mr. Secretary Aitchison’s letter No. 914P of
17th May 1871, forming enclosure to your letter as per margin. ’
Nnqh^'hin^TUnU e a f iee ^ a j or in considering that the escaped pirate
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for an attack on Bahrein. P h ght aPPeai ' t0 pr ° miSe them a chance
peaceful himself 1 believe him to he well disposed and
peace and that if he d f We 0nly concem ourselves with the maritime
P pea £ ttiere will he considerable risk of some quarrel by sea hems’
fastened on Bahrein by the Guttur or other Chief flying Turkish colors and
acting under Turkish protection.
The recent letter of the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Bagdad to Colonel Herbert,* taken
in connection with the Turkish proceedings in Guttur,
appears to me to show that the Turkish authorities
will endeavour to include under their definition of
. , . Nejd areas which are at present held by Chiefs on
trucial alliance with us.
10. The allusion made by the Guttur Chief to the piracy of one of his
Fide paragraph 3 of Captain Lodder’s f 60 ? 1 ® iS a mel ’ e P re tenCe, pTO-
letter. bably put forward by his son. The Chief is well
a ware that that case, like all other cases of alleged
piracy brought before the Besidency, was enquired into, and that both he and
the Bahrein Chief were invited to depute envoys on board the 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. steamer,
in view to further elucidation of the facts. Copies of some of the correspond
ence passed on the subject are appended.
11. Sehat itself is an islet forming the outer side of the port of Kuteef,
and it would have been useless to attempt an investigation at Sehat or Kuteef
so long as the Wahabee territories were in a state of civil war.
12. In conclusion I beg to enclose copies of the telegrams passed on the
No. 776 - 202 , dated i 7 a July 1871 . sub j e ct of the Turkish expedition since the date of
my last report.
9.
* Forming enclosure to my letter No.
846-217, dated 31st July 1871, sent
by this opportunity.
No. 25, dated H. M/s Gun-boat Hugh Rose, off Biddah, 20th July 1871.
From— Major Sidney Smith, Assistant 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. ,
To— Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, C.S.I., Her Britannic Majesty's Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.
With reference to my telegram, dated Bahrein, 13th instant, per Bullfinch,
I have the honor to report leaving Bahrein in Gun-boat Hugh Bose on 18th
instant, Her Majesty’s Ship Magpie remaining at anchor in the harbour.
2. Arriving Biddah, 19th, I found, as I telegramed, the Arab flag dis
played on the Chief Mahomed bin Tani’s, and the Turkish flag over his son
Jassim’s house. I also ascertained that the majority of the people were at the
Pearl Banks.
3. I beg to append copy and translate of Mirza’s report after paying
customary visit to Chief, also copy and translate of Chief of Guttur’s letter to
me and reply.
4. You will observe that Guttur Chief officially states that he has accepted
the Turkish flag sent him by the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. (at Kuteef) through the Chief of
Koweit significantly hinting— <c We are people on the mainland, and that their
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871.

The Enclosures consist of collected intelligence reports from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, 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. . These include: reports by the 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. munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , and the Commander of HM Gunboat Hugh Rose on Turkish operations; a report by Major Edward Charles Ross, 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. and Consul, Muscat, that the Turkish warships Lebanon and Iskenderia had left Muscat for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and that more Turkish naval vessels were to follow; reports on the affairs of Guttur [Qatar], in relation to the Turkish expedition; further reports on Turkish operations, including two by the commander of HMS Magpie ; and correspondence from the Ruler of Bahrein [Bahrain] and Saood bin Fysul [Saud ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd].

The Enclosures are dated 27 October - 25 November 1871.

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There is an Abstract of Contents on folio 553, numbered 1-7.

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