"ملف مقيمية بوشهر 14/163 I، شؤون عجمان، ٢٦ أكتوبر ١٩١٠-٢٧ وأغسطس ١٩٢١" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٨] (٥٣٤/٣٦٦)

No. of 19S0•
British Residency ind Consulite-Generel,
Bush ire y l&fzuvj 1920.
To
The Shaikh of /Jm^n
i..C
y-'b /£*
I htve received your letter of Shewwtl regarding the
affair of the taking of the fort at Ljrun by /.bdur Rkhman
ben Muhammad. I have also received reports on the subject
from the -'-gent of the iiigh Government and a le J ter from the
Shaikh of Shargch #
i-s you &re aw £ re, the n igh Government docs not interfere
in inoCxnai affairs in your gtates unleus the lives or
property of Dr tish or subjects of foreign friendly powers
ere endangered. For this reason,until* .this should happen
the fighting at /jman wes no affair of the British i-gent.
But you and the Sheikh of ^hargah finding that /bdor Rehneh
could not be dislodged both ssked the good offices of the
British ^gent and he went to i.Jmen at your request. /bdur
Rahman faring (naturally enough in the circumstcnoes) refus
to evacuate the ioru until he received assurances irom you
and the ;jbaiKh of fhargeh b^acted by the essurance of the
British i.gent the he would be given a safe conduct and not
be molested, both you ^heikhs gave the i.gent the requisite
durances, and he gave as assurance on the strength of thi
i.bdor Rahman evacuated the fort which was handed b^ck to
t Vou. ..... , ■ r i ::,
Xour assu.ances for the protection of the lives and
property of i>ior Rahman were uacked uy the British /gent,
and this l^eing so, my friend, I expect you to fulfil them
end not to violate your pledges by trying to molest i'bdur