"ملف 19/243‏ II (C 72)‎ الزبارة" [و‎‎٨‎٩] (٤٤٤/١٨٨)

f 'Vicinal on Bundle i s io» do,1 il .e vox • 15— 33ikhin
Affairs - March 1375 to June 1B7 6").
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copy*
Mo. 114 of 1875.
To -
ShaiKh Bsau bin All,
Gttief of Bahrain.
3 )ated 23rd _Ji &far 129_2«
51s c March 1B75,
A/C.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter dated I5th 3afar 1292 (23rd March),
You inform me that you have acted in accoraance with the
advice which was contained in xn^v letter dated tne 2nd ^.ilicaada
iSth Uecemoer
1929. This is indeed wnat would be in accordance with tne
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wishes of Governraent. You allude however also to tne words I
used in a conversation I nad with you previous to the date of
that letter namely oth November 1874 to the effect that 1 I would
24th Pamaaan "1291
not then prevent you sending reinforcements to isobar ah' . I
hoped that from my letters of 2nd ailicaada 1291 and 4th Safar
12th -December 1874 12th March
1292 you would iiave clearly understood taat tne advice contained
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was communicated to you under orders direct trom His Excellency
tne Viceroy and Governor General of India in Council and tnat it
was to those letters you s no old look f or tne expression of the
views of Government of Iniia. I hope you will have now no mis
apprehension on tnis point, and tnat you will carefully read
my letters dated 2nd Zilkaad a 1291 and 4th 8afar 129 2 an d be
i2th December 187*4 12tn'March 1875
guided solely by tnem in tne matters referred to and that you will
not consider this tenor in any way affect ed or qualified by ary
previous communication of any sort.
I ifeve thougnt from tne wording of your letter of 15th
Safar 1292 23rd
March 1875" that it is necessary to inform you as above#
®lth the expression of my friendship and best wishes.
sd. E.G.Ross.
lit »-• 0 ol«
H«B«M. * s Political Resident in the Persian
Gulf.
Oopy forwarded to Government of India under Political
Secretary of State for India
Resident's letter Wo.406 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -or ,.
dated tne 3rd April 187o.
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