"ملف 19/243‏ II (C 72)‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٨‎٢] (٤٤٤/١٧٤)

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{Origi n£i l on bundle Fi3.e XJo«323-I-Yol # 14 - "Ba-tirai n Affairs -
October 1374 to March 1875"}.
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prom - Sbaikh T3asu bin 1 All,
Chi ef of Banra in •
fo - Lieut.-Golonel S .G.Ross,
British Resident,
7th AMI ^'da
17tn December 1874,
rece ivea 19,12,1874,
A/C.
I have had the honour of receiving your letter of the 12th
December forwarded by Lieut^Fraser and I understand its contents
especially with reference to my wish expressed to you while you
//ere in Banrain on tne 24th Ramazan, regard! ng tne relief of ^obaran 3
for it belongs to us and is one of our dependencies. You int imated
there would be no object i on provided I did. not go bsyono. that and
this course I trnTe pursued. After considering tne consequ ences
I saw no narra in such course for ray object is to aefsnd and protect
our islands and not to encroach on foreign possessions. This policy
I will always pursue and will myself abstain and prevent ray
dependents from interfering in wnat has no advantage for ue or tends
to offend tne Turkish Grovernment whom I wish to propitiate in all
ways.
regards tne G-oTernor ^aneral's orders I am ready to obey
tne British GoTernment, hoping for favour and indulgence from tne
same for we are connected with and dependent on it.
At all events I beg you will forward tne contents of tnis
to His ixcellency and express our great obligations to nim.
will ever iceep faithfully to our word and we trust to obtain
protect ion.
Copy forwarded to Secretary to Governnent of India, Foreign
Department, under Political Resident's letter Ho,1433
dated the 19th December 1874, 306"