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No. 135, dated llio 22nd MnrcLi 1888.
From—P. J. C. Koukiuson, ICbcj., AGsiatuut Political Agunt and Her Britannic Ala*
jcidy's Cun pul, Bapra,
To—Tliu l’oliticul llusident in Turkiidi Arabia and IIor Britannic Mnjosty’s CuiiguI*
Gunurul, IJiijjIkIiuI.
In continuation of my letter No. 123, dated 12Lh instant, notifying measures
which llis ’Excolloncy Nnliz 1'oslm told me lie had tukon for the security of the
Turkish waters of tho Persian Gulf, .1 have tho honor to roport Miut, whon
1 visited llis Excellency yesterday, ho said that ho had dccidod to establish
military posts at Jlas-oUTanoorah, at Anis (an old fort commanding tho
entrnneo to Kutif harbour) and at Uida'a. llo said that the colloctivo garriaous
would number 400 oflieers and men, i.c.% a battalion of regular infantry. The
battalion to ho first sent is that Svhich has recently garrisoned Basra, and it
will leave hero in tho corvette Zohaf as soon as repairs which that vessel is
undergoing aro completed.
2. Tho Wall did not monlion Zobarah ns one of the intondod military
posts, but X understand, from another sourco, that it will bo oue, and that a
fort will ho built there.
3. 1 asked llis Excellency if tho troops to he stafionod iu Katnr would bo
under thocoutrol of Shaikh Jasim bin Thani. Llis Excellency said that Shaikh
Jnsiru would only have power to roquirc their assistance for tho dcfcnco of his
district, and that a chief reason for stationing a larger forco at Bida’u than olsc-
whero was to put a stop to the raids of Shaikh Zaid-bin-Khulifah of Abu Dhabi,
of which Shaikh Jasim complained.
4. Tho Sultan has, at tho Wali's instance, conferred upon Shaikh Jasim bin
Tlmni tho title of " Mudir Istabl-cl-Aumirah," with the rank of “ Saliib-ol-
Izzah " and a decoration.
0. Ilufat Bey, tho nowly appointed Mu laser if of Ilasa, Icavos here for his
district, overland via Kuwait, to-day.
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Telegram, No. 7^0-13., datwd tho 20Lh April 1888.
From — Foreign Sucrulary, Simla,
To—Uesidenl, Uusliirc.
Youn. tolcgrams and letters regarding Turkish proceedings. You may
warn Ja.sim-hin-Muhammad and Nasir-bin-Mubarak that settlement at Zobarah
cannot ho permitted. Instructions will bo sent horcaftor if necessary regarding
El-Bidu'a.

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