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Doji ICclaimi lina six soalp .wounds,; a'-oimponiia-ftBituro o!th°
lwfncs of the hnnd and various bruises on his body, mainly on jus book. •Ho u
in a somi-oomatoso condition, and on account of Ins ago, which-is probubly abovo
oighty, his condition is quito critical.

Enolosuro No. 2.
Tologrnra dated'tho 23rd Novombor 1904.
From—CArrAiH A. P. Trevor, First Assistant to tho Political Itosidopt in; the
Porsian Gulf, ' •
q>0—Evelyn Grant Dupf, Esq., His Majosty's Cbarg6 d'Affsiroi, Tobran.
Nows rccoivcd that sorious affray took placo at Bahroin botwcon Arabs
and Persians in which former woro aggressors. Sovoral Persians woro woundoa.
Our Political Agent is demanding punishment of offondors and compensation,
and I am sending gunboat to support his do mnnds. 1 hear that tho Persians
hnvo complained to their Government by tologrnpli, and so lot you havo this
information.
Euclosuro No. 3.
Tologrtun dated tho 24th November 1904.
From—Evelyn Grant Dufp, Esq., His Majesty's Charg6 d’Affairos, Tobran,
To—Captain A. P. Trevor, I.A., First Assistant to tbo Political Rosident in tho
Persian Gulf.
No. 109. Roforcuco your tclogram No. 108. Your action is approved
and tho Mushir-ud-Dowloh lias boon informod of steps taken.

Euolosuro No. 4.
Translation of a telegram from the Alushir-ud-Dowlch, Tehran, to the
Persian Community. The Persian traders in Bahrein.
I received your telegram regarding tho assault on you by tho Bnhroin
Arabs. Keep yourselves calm for I havo had a long talk with tho British
Minister on tho subjoct and 1 am suro ho will tako early stops to get tho affair
settled and get tho culprits punished.
Euclosuro No. 5. ~~
No. 272, dated 19th Novombor 1904.
From —Captain F. B. Puidb.vux, Assistant Politioal'Agnnt, Bahrein,
To—Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.B., Offioiatiusj Political llosidont in tbo Persian Gulf.
In continuation of my lottor No. 270, datod the 17th instant, I havo tbo
honour, to roport that the Porsian shops nro still closed in tho Maoamah Bazaar,
and tho Persians who havo boon summoned tqJhoShara Court, hayp refused
to-nppear^thore. T{ioej&Uo that it was ShoikhJ^sldnilmsbTrtEo leading
AlullahiQ JJipfcdjyida, who- aont tho worifffppors out of his mos q u cTT6* ”Tofn ifi
the affray, and that if tlioy nppoar botoro him, as thoy havo boon orderod to do,
it is a foregono conclusion that thoy will bo found guilty of having commencod
^disturbance aud will bo sontencodto punishmonts of flogging. or. imprison-

2 1 bolioYo it is a faot that 8Ueikh.Ja.S9.im is a friond of Sheikh All bin
Ahmed, and that hdsjiotjzfflx loyal .to tho Chief of Baliroin. Tho lottor only
o^all oonncotioITvpith 18 an*lous ^ own hands

P»r7 out my request. This excuse I do *** *

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