شؤون بندر عباس [ظ‎‎١‎٥‎٣] (١٦/١٢)

From the papers which I have, the honor to enclose,* Your Excellency
* From Colonel Felly, to Bombay Government, Nos. will peiceive that, s i nce his accession to
305 — 65 ,dated 25 th March and 465 — 115 , dated 6 th me Government or Muscat, Syud Toorkee
Ma y 1871 * has on three occasions solicited the good
offices of the British Government with a view to obtain for him a re-lease of
Bunder Abbass.
3. Considering the length of time during which the Muscat Government
have been entrusted with the administration of this sea-port, the friendly relations
which it is desirable to see established between all the Governments possessino-
authority on the shores of the Persian Gulf, and the assistance which would be
given to Syud Toorkee in consolidating his authority in Muscat, if His Majesty
the Shah were to exhibit his confidence in the present ruler by re-leasino-
Bunder Abbass on reasonable terms, considering also how very desirable it £
that the British Government should be enabled to strengthen its influence at
Muscat by the successful exercise of its good offices in the matter, His Excel
lency in Council desires me to express the hope that you will continue your
endeavours, as opportunity may offer, to bring about so desirable a result, or
at all events, to prevent the question being finally closed by a decision adverse to
Syud Toorkee’s hopes.
4. His Excellency in Council is induced to urge this more strongly by the
consideration that, on receipt of your telegram of 10 th September, a com
munication was made through the Bombay Government enquiring whether
Syud Toorkee would be prepared to send an agent to Teheran to negotiate
and conclude the lease, and to that communication a favourable answer has been
received. Your Excellency will easily understand what embarrassments will
arise if, after communications have been made which gave rise to a reasonable
expectation of a favourable issue to the negotiation, His Excellency in Council
is under the necessity of informing Syud Toorkee that the Persian Government
decline to renew the lease.
No. 2149 P.
Copy to Bombay Government for information.
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