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8. A moro detailed momo. of tho proceedings of tho Senior Naval Oflicor
nnd myself, at the intorviows above roforred to,, is appended; ns is also n copy
of a lottcr I addressed to Ilhjco Abd-Aloft,'informing Him of my having handed
tho letter with which lip-wns charged to Mahomed ben Abdullah.. ..
9. A fow days aftor tho conclusion of tho abovo proceedings, I.myself
rccoivcd from Mjrza Mohdeo Khan a letter rclativo to the Bahrein piracies, and of
a' tenor inconsistent with that with which ho had addrossed to tho Pirato Chief,
Maliomcd bon Abdullah, nnd in which, further, he declares himself appointed-by
tho Government of tho Shah for rognlatiug tho affairs of tho porta nnd islands^
of tho Persian Gulf.
10. His Excellency in Council will doubtless accord to all tho Icttcrs'ribw
• Dated rfipocllrolj 11th and appended, and especially to tho two important docu­
Zfllh November 18C0. ments* from Mohdeo Khan:-hiirisolf, tho careful perusal
which they appea^r .to morit. Meantime, ,I,.would res­
pectfully draw attention to the subjoined tvta paras, extracted 'from Mchdco
Khans letter of tho 11th November to Mahomed,ben Abdullah,:— .....
, . ° boon appointed under ordors from His Majosty tho Shah fqr tho
arrangements of all the affairs, great or small/ of tho' ports and islands of tho
lersian Gulf, and particularly of that of'Bahrein. < *
“ Meantimo I learnt tho circumstances of what happenod at Bahreinr-rtho
murder, plundor, imprisonment, and everything else that,occurred,in connoolion
with the descendants of Khalifch ; also of your descont on Bahrein to remedy
matters, and of your establishing yourself in the Government, and I thankpd (jlod
for tho letter. I submitted to His Royal Highness Sultan Mussood Mir/.n, tho
Ycmccn-ood-Dowlch Governor Gcnornl of tho Provinco of Pars, that sinco tho
Government of Bahrein had formerly bften ih tho hands of Sheikh Abdullah bort
‘ Ahmed (your father), it should now bo restored to his son; the rightful owner.' I
further represented to His Royal Highness your zeal for tho’servico of tho high
Government, and your good behaviour towards thoir; subjects. On this repre­
sentation, His Royal Highness was .ploascd to honor, you with a JRukum,
sanctioning your appointment to tho rulcrship which had been yours of pld.
} also submitted bj' special messenger to Ilis Majesty tho Shah.tho details of
the occurrences at Bahrein. I myself moved on, as soon as I could, towards (no
ports nnd islands to do what X was appointed for. I liopo shortly to visit
.Bahrein and nrrango matters. I writo this from Dnycr ; and beforo going,to
you, X send Ilnjeo Abd Aleo with the JRukum from tho Princo Yomcon-ood-
•jDowlch. I have verbally instructed, him to till you ns to what is. necessary, ,nr\d
you will tako tho trouble to como to Dayor, whero I shall ace you. It is,,ad-
yisablo that you should do so, and bo assured . ^hat no endoavours on my
part will bo' wanting to effect n datisfnetbry 'arrnngdm'dnb of all your nffnirs.
You will not bo delayed at Dayor. All that I <vont is to’sdo you,‘and to arrartgo
matters with you, and then you can'return.' By tho timo yoli'arrivo at Dayor,* a
.Firman and * a dress of honor .will, arrive for you from Ilis Majesty tho Shall.
iMeantime, I am. sending .for . you with .the bearer of this, Hnjoo Aba Aloe,
a picco of Tirma shawl. All clso remains ponding your arrival at Dayof, whon
everything .will bo.completed.” * . ,, ,
.11. I am of opinion that it would lio. difficult to pon a letter more explicitly
favorable to tho Chief, who lmd taken piratical possession of Bahrein nnd
plundered British subjects, or tonding moro to encourage breaches of tho mnn-
timo, pence, than that letter from which tho abovo extract is made; and X
^not . tliat tho .Viceroy in Council will.consider that Mchdco Khan's lottcr, taken in
jConneetion nnd contrast with his subsequent lettor to mo of 20 th' November, nut
in connection . with the lettor from. His Royal Highiios9 tho Princo Govornor
General of Ears, confirming Mahomod ben Abdullah in the govornniont ot-
•'Bahrein, rcqitiro explanation on tho part of the lersian Government.
12. His Excellency will doubtless bear in mind that this’Mchdco Khnn
•was,' heretofore; an* agent from tho Persian Foreign OfTico'in tho Persian n #
that ho was on u former occasion ah Envoy from1 the Persian1 Governmen