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Response of the Ottoman Authorities following the Murder of a Messenger at Bahrain [580v] (24/26)
The record is made up of 1 item (13 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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1871
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Foreign Department
SECRET.
Enclosures of letter to Mer Majesty's
Secretary of State for India, No. 81,
dated %0th December 1871.
Nos. 3 to 23 of Abstract of Contents.
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871.
The papers concern the response to the seizure and execution at Bahrein [Bahrain] of a messenger from the 'pirate', Nassir bin Mobarek, who wished to communicate with Guttur [Qatar], and the seizure of letters the messenger was carrying. The messenger was said to have been responsible for the murder of the father of the Ruler of Bahrain [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], and the letters included some from the Ottoman military commander in the area.
The Enclosures include reports of the incident, including one from the commander of HM Gunboat Hugh Rose ; correspondence 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. ; correspondence from the Viceroy; a request from Midhut Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , the Ottoman Governor at Baghdad for reparation over the incident; the British wish to avert the threat of Turkish interference in Bahrain; reports of the escape of Abdullah [Abdallah ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd] from Lahsa [Hasa]; and reports of the expression by the Ruler of Bahrain of regret over the messenger's murder.
The Enclosures are dated 27 October - 1 December 1871.
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There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 570-571, numbered 1-23.
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- Response of the Ottoman Authorities following the Murder of a Messenger at Bahrain
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