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ASIATIC TURKEY AND ARABIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
[July 15.]
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Mr. Marling to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received July 15.)
(No. 604.)
Sir, Constantinople, July 9, 1913.
I HAVE the honour to forward herewith a despatch from His Majesty’s consul at
Basra, giving further details regarding the occupation of El Hassa by Bin Sand.
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CHARLES M. MARLING.
Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Consul Crow to Mr. Marling.
(No. 37.)
Sir, Basra, June 14, 1913.
I HAVE the honour to enclose copies of two telegrams which have been forwarded
to me by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, giving information received from
Bahrein regarding the occupation of El Hassa by Bin Sand.
With reference to my despatch No. 36 of the 11th instant, according to information
received here, twelve guns of various kinds and four large siege guns were captured
by Bin Sand at Hassa, wdio has detained thirty artillerymen and ten gendarmes for
service there, and paid them their wages. Nowras Effendi, an officer who took the
Turkish soldiers to Bahrein, is stated to have brought 200 men and two guns from the
El Katr peninsula, and to have embarked them, together with 497 Turkish soldiers
from Bahrein on sailing vessels, in which the force landed at Ojeir. One day later
Bin Saud is reported to have advanced on them with about 3,000 Arabs, and the Turks
fled, leaving six men killed on the field. Bin Saud thereupon captured fifty Turkish
soldiers and an officer, who failed to escape from Ojeir, but released them again later
after depriving them of their arms and ammunition and exacting from them, an oath
never to return to fight against him. It is said the 200 men and two guns were
returned to El Katr, and Nowras Effendi remains at Bahrein.
I have, &c.
F. E. CROW.
Enclosure 2 in No. 1.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir P. Cox to Government of India.
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(Telegraphic.) Bushire, May 30, 1913.
WITH reference to my telegram No. 919, I have received the following additional
information, dated the 26th May, from Bahrein :
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1. It is alleged that Bin Saud has wwitten to the Ottoman authorities in Basra,
saying that the action which was taken was forced on him by the^ complaints of me
inhabitants that they were being oppressed by the Turkish subordinate officials. He
added that he would willing represent the Turks as Vali, and that he would undeitake
responsibility for the tranquillity of the district. .
2. Contrary to expectation, the steamer ££ John O’Scott did not sail from Bahrein,
but made various excuses for lingering on there. Three officers, thirty ^ men an J L vo
small guns arrived from A1 Bida on the 25th instant, and on the following day Major
Nuris Bey, with about 500 men and two guns set out for Ojeir and Katif in native
boats, giving out that it was proposed to come to an understanding with Bin Baud.
The “John O’Scott ” is still hanging on at Bahrein under one excuse or anothei, and a
Turkish Colonel, who has arrived from Basra, has her at his disposal.
3. I have received a report from Fao to-day to the effect that, pending the ex pectec
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