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Telegram P. No. 11Qa-E. B., dated the ant March 1905.
Prom—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department,
Calcutta,
To—Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., Political Resident In tho Persian Gulf.
Please refer to ^our letter No. 119, dated the 4th March 1905, regarding
affairs at Bahrein. The Government of India approve of the measures taVen by
vou to carry out the terms of the ultimatum, and regard the result of them as
being satisfactory on the whole.

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No. 1243-P. B., dated Fort William, the 25th March 1905.
From—S. M. Fras&k, Esq., C.I.E., Officiating Secretary to tho Government of
India, Foreign Department,
To—His Excellency Rrar-Admikal Atkinson-Wiu.es.
I am directed to transmit to Your Excellency a copy of a Report from the
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf reporting the recent measures taken at
Bahrein to enforce compliance by the Sheikh with certain British demands.
Attention is drawn to the observations made by Major Cox a9 to the
assistance he received on this occasion, especially from Captain Eustace, the
Senior Naval Officer and from Lieutenant Commander Somerville of H. M. S.
Redbreast.
The Government of India endorse Major Cox’s expression of thanks to
those officers and desire to express their appreciation of the efficient and ready
assistance given to them in this matter by Your Excellency.