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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.
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SECRET.
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To
Toe Rionx ITon’jile JOHN MOltLEY, O.M.,
IIis Majesty's Secretary of State for India.

Simla, the 31st May 1906.
Sin,
Wb linvo tho honour (o refer to Mr. BrodriclPa Secret Despatch No.
f 9, doted tho 2d»th November 1905, regarding (ho memorial from the Sheikh
of Bahrein.
2. In compliance with tho roquest mado in paragraph 2 of Iho Despatch,
i ■. wo onoloso herewith a copy of our correspondence with tho Political Resident
I in tho Porsiun Gulf, on tho subject of tho memorial.
3. "With regard to tho action of tho Sheikh in having employed tho agent
of a commercial firm for tho purposo of a political communication, we would
• Viit Memorandum of lolmionr, cnelciuro No. invite J'OUP attention to tllO reply* givCU
7. by Shoikh Esa to a question put to him
on tho subjoot by Major Cox at a porsonal iuterviow. Tho point is dealt with
iu tho last paragraph of tho roply which wo linvo authorised tho Political
ltcsidont in tho Porsian Gulf to forward to tho Chief.
•1. You will soo from Major Cox’s letters Nos. 40, dated 2nd February
1900, and 59, dated 22nd February 1900.
Eooloiur# No*. 4 tnU 6.
that Shoikh Esa has novor had any direct
dealings with Mossrs. Kynooh, and docs not kuow thoir name, but (hat tho ^ I
firm has rocontly supplied a largo consignment of cartridges to Mons. Goguyer,
tho French morobant at Eabroin. Major Cox infors from this fact, and from (ho
circumstantial ovidcnco referred to in his
Encloiuro No. 9.
lottor No. 27, dated January 21st, 1900,
that M. Goguyer bad a hand in tho preparation of tho memorial.
1 "Wo hnvo tho honour to bo,

Sir,
Your most obodiont, humblo Servants,

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