ملف رقم ٣٤٥ لسنة ١٩٠٨ الجزء الثاني "المحمرة: الوضع. نزاع الشيخ مع والي البصرة. تقليد الشيخ وساماً. تجديد التطمينات للشيخ". [و‎‎١‎٣‎٢] (٥٦٦/٢٦٨)

district they are might object, to their arrest, and it is important to keep other
districts quiet while there is trouble at Hawizeh, hut as soon as the Pallahiyah
contingent has marched, then there will be no reason for delay.
He, however, asks if these men should be acquitted could you guarantee
their release, as the names may have been given to the Turks to get them into
their hands for other reasons.
I have been told by an Arab, in confidence, that Mirza Hamza has actually
arrested the men, but he denies this, and it requires confirmation.
No orders have reached Mirza Hamza from Tehran on this subject, the
telegraph seldom works and the post generally takes one month. He however
says that no orders are necessary.
I have impressed on him that the local authorities have now an opportunity
of showing their friendship to us, and their conduct in this matter will prove if
their friendship is sincere. He protests that he is most anxious to do all in his
power to arrest the suspects, and is keeping a watch for Sahar-bin-Ishaq-el*Tama
and Nazif-bin*Chubaidh who might come into the districts, as well as for
others.
I have, etc.,
(Sd.) w. McDouall.
Confidential.
(Enclosure No. 8.)
No. 243
Mohammerah ;
April 16 th, 1906 .
Mr. Consul McDouall to Mr. Consul Crow.
Sir,
In continuation of correspondence ending with my No. 22 , of 5 th instant,
regarding the Marghil murders, I have the honour to report that Mirza Hamza
informs me that he has arrested ’Amara, father of the two Madan suspects,
and their brother. Also Nassuri, brother of Shinawah, having failed to find
the men themselves. He has ascertained that Hassan-bin-Amara is at Nahr
Hauz near Abulkhasib, where he is in the employ of Yasin-bin-Haji Muham
mad Amir. The relatives deny that he is implicated, and state that Yusuf-bin
Amara was on pilgrimage to Kerbala at the time of the murder, and only
returned after the murder of Mr Angurli. They state that this can be proved
by Sulaiman Effendi of the Baghdad police, and by Salih Effendi Mudir-es-
Sattah at Kerbala. Mirza Hamza has telegraphed to these men and will inform
me what reply they give. They state that the Tabur Agassi at Basrah could
also prove this, but he refuses to put it on paper, as the man’s name has been
given to you as a suspect. Nassuri also swears that Shinawah was not implicated.
However, Mirza Hamza has every hope of being able to arrest him.
I had already ascertained that these three men of Madan were under the
protection of the late Mr. Angurli, whom they supplied with dairy produce.
Mirza Hamza says he is certain that these names were given by Dahi, because
his arrest was due to Mr. Angurli. In the same way Abdulla the Mukhtar of
Kut Eirang smuggled Khalaif away because he swore he would accuse Abdulla’s
relations of being culprits, if given up to the Turks.
Eurther Mirza Hamza has ascertained that Sahir-bin-Ishaq-el-Tama is in
hiding in the junub.