"الملف 26/185 V (F 96) شيخ المحمرة" [و‎‎٨‎٠] (٤٧٢/١٦٧)

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P e «Won from f lan Mn bhanauf, the Chief of )rl.
tribes of tanyuhl and other foXl wer-c, d Consul, Kh!
*' have Ule honour to forward to your i *cell«ncy our
hl^i esteera and devotion. ^ our
. ands of h ?e™fan C of Arablet a 11 Has suffered on the
iiandt of i ereian Officials the severest tyranny and all sorts
lL^r n ir^n a ^\\ iati0n aft6r absence of Ms estee^d
flowed'with delist. 3'' l0 ' yal frlend - hearts over-
«rriv-1 Df vou^v^t^ 0ir f6 ?*® Wfert lifted with joy on the ,
because of our bal^f t0 ^ of Arabic tan
to us Le llK for t^ a sai[2 U ftL ^ 0t ^ restore
set us f-ee ^ron thf ° f * hich > ou are "^tlng and thus
been sa fer'n^ for^t>i» T f ol dictatorship of which we have
we are oercelvlna u t ixUn J ' ears - But unfortunately
l : -hose who have drawn arms and wanted to v
gainst you enjoying the rule of our honeland! Their
persecution and 111-treatnent to us has Increased after thev
knew ol our loyalty to .is Britannic Majesty's Governnent and
?Lt ^ls 5 ««^«tv' in y0Ur vict0I - 3e6 as ^ ere quite confided
tnat nib Majesty s liovemnent deeirta to save ti.e ^r^bs.
t v *! h ? ci ^rwa^ed several petitions to your representatives
nnr. ?T T ^% CfiUee f T,ow we "Prroach your excellency requ sting
Li ^ rvei '^ n ^ natter for the fulfl. Iment of our
^ending demands and our constitution as an .Lrab nation sikllar
to those in the Arab world. We give our pledge and solemnly
promise you in the nape of the almighty God to be loyal, to
rT/^l C l if 1° 0 "' er ! ver J ,Ulin g dear to us for your slice and
H , a^* of protecting all the interests of His drita'jic
majesty s Goverment in our district as we had done in the
past and executed sll your demands quoted in the treaty between
t.ic >ovemK-.ent ot ills Majesty and our /oair the late t>haikh
Knazal•
Uur silence to the atrocitiee of thic despotic few Is
not at all inspired by fear, God forbid it, but raUier by t.
keen considera .ion t.o the interests whicn we are always rctidv
i.o ransom with everytliing near and dear to ue. x-nd now tl at
conditions have culninated, we beg for an consideration
of our Grievances lest so e ccjrrencep of wT^le'^aut outc( me
take place between ourselves and trie Persians. God forbid that
the Government of His iiritannic Mageety neglects us and not
grant our demands after all the tokens of loyalty we showed her
formerly and presently.
homage.
Accept our deep respects and sincere