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Postscript

■ Regarding Kuleefa ben Shakboot and bln Tareef whom
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you have permitted to make war on me, and against whom I have
permission to wage war, It Is Impossible that the warfare can
be confined within the boundary you lay down, because it is my
desire to make Qpen war and retaliate on all those who afford
aid to these people, you will easily understand to whom I
allude as likely to give aid to these people; for they are
all acting under his orders whoever does evil to him will evil
be returned. I send Hajee Booshab to you, and whatever he
states you must consider as proceeding from me.
True Translation
/Signed/ T. Edmunds
1 /True. Copy/ Assistant Residt. Pn. Gulf
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/Signed/ S. Hennell
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Residt. in the Pn. Gulf
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G.B. Brucks Esquire
Commodore of the Squadron of the Indian
Navy in the Persian Gulf
i Sir Bushire
With referrence to my letter under date the 26
November last on the subject of the impending hostilities

between the Uttoobees, and the Ali-i-ally, I have the honor to
inform you that the Sheik of Bahrein now seems inclined to
avoid the consequences of a war, by entering into an amicable
arrangement with Esa bin Tareef, adverting however to the
short period intervening previous to the termination of the
Truce, the only chance which offers of opening negotiations
before a collision takes place appears to be by enabling an
accredited agent from the Bahrein Chief to have a personal
Interview with the heads of the Al-l-ally Tribe at Ahboothabee;
and this, under present circumstances, can only take place on