"ملف مقيمية بوشهر 14/163 I، شؤون عجمان، ٢٦ أكتوبر ١٩١٠-٢٧ وأغسطس ١٩٢١" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٦] (٥٣٤/٣٦٢)

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British Residency & Consulcte-Cenertl,
Bushire , July 10-0.
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Ghaikh Khcled ben ihrn^d,
^hief of Shargeh.
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I htve received Tour letter of 7th nhw/al re pc rd inp the
tfftir of the taking of the fort ti J.jmzn hy jbdur R^hmtn
hen Muhammad. I hive ^Iso received reports on the subject
from the /gent of the High Government end & letter from the
Sheikh of ijmcn. ^
i.s you &re cwtre the High Government does not interfere
in intwrnc.1 tfftirs in your states unless the lives or
property of British or subjects of foreign friendly powers
are endangered. For this reason, until thus should hippen
the fighting £t Ijm^n was no effeir of the British /gent.
t
But you end the ^heivh of / jm^n finding thtt i.bdur Rfhm^n
could not be dislodged both esked for the good offices of
the British /gent £-nd he went to / jm^n ct your request,
ibdur Rahman hiving (ncturally enough in the circumst£nces)
refused.to evscuste the fort until he received essurences
from you and the Shiikh of /jm^n becked by the xssur^nce of
the British /.gent thet he would be given sefe conduct £hd
not be molested, both you Sheikhs gave the /gent the
requisite assurances, end he give en essurence n the
strength of this to /bdur Rehmn who evecueted the fort which
was handed beck to the Sheikh of /jm£n.
Your assurtnces for the protection of the lives Jnd
property of i.biur Rthntn were btoked by the British
tnd this being so, my friend, I expect you to fulfill ther
ttid not to violtte your pledges by trying to nolest ybdur
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