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Relations with Qatar, 1881-1891 453
JUNE 1890.
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Froponoil outabliohmont of a Coni Dopot ot Bahrain. E 242.244

No. 242.
No. 133, dated Runhiro, tho 18th May 1800.
From—Colokkl IS. C. Ross, C.S.I., Political Resident in tho Persian Quit and Iicr
• Majesty's Consul-General for Pars, ‘
To—The Secretary to tho Government ot India, Foreign Department.
I liavo tlio honour to forward n translation of the marginally noted report
from tho Residency Agent, Bahrain, trans­
No. 76, dated 14th May 1800.
mitting n note received by tho Chiof of
Rah rain from a friend of hia at El-Uassa, intimating that it is tho intention
of tho Turkish Qovornment to establish a coal depOt at Bahrain, and to instruct
Shaikh Jasim-bin-Thani of El-Katr to rebuild Odeyd and Zobara.

No. 243.
Translation of a lettor from tho Rosidonoy Agent, Bahrain, to the Political Resident in tho
Persian Gulf, No. 75, dated thu l4lh May 1800.
After compliments.—I liavo tho honour to report that Shaikh Esa, tho Ohief
of Bahrain, sont to mo a postscript datod 20th Ramazan 1307«=I0th May 1890,
received by him from a friond of his at El-Haase, desiring mo to transmit tho
snmo for your information, and accordingly I forward the snmo herewith (iii
copy).
The purport of tho postscript is as follows
Tho Mutnsorrif of El-Uassa has made known that ho has received an order
from tho Porto to tho olfoct that tho Turkish Government want a placo at
Bahrain for storing coal thoro for tho uso of tho Turkish stcamors which will ho
sent out this sido, and that thoy Intend to issue instructions to Shaikh Jasim to
robuild Odeyd and Zobara.

Translation of llio postscript referred to, dated tho 17th May 1800.
Our Mutnsorrif of El-Uassa has received orders from Constantinople to tho
cffcot that tho Turkish Government requiro a building at Bahrain for storing
coal for tho uso of tho Turkish stcamors which will bo sent out from Constan­
tinople to this sido, and that thoy iutend instructing Jasim to robuild Odoyd
and Zobara.

No, 244.
No. 138, datod Buehirc, tho 20th May 18i0.
From—Colonki. E, C. Rons, C.S.I., Political llnsidont in tho Persian Gulf and Iler
Majesty's Consul-General for Pars,
To—Tho Sccrotary to tho Government of Tndia, Foreign Department.
I have tho honour to cncloso translations of tho marginally cited roports
No. 7(1, dnlcd 18lli May 1600. from tho ltcsidoncy Agont at Bahrain,
„ 81 „ 22nd „ „ from which it will ho gathored that tho
Turkish authorities contomplato rebuilding tho town of Zobara situated on tho
Katr Promontory, opposite the Bahrain islauds, and also taking stops towards
tho occupation of El-Odoyd.
2. In ncoordanoo with tho instructions whioh I liavo from timo to timo
rccoivcd, I should consider it my duty to protest against either of thaso
measures being adopted, and to provent their oxcculion ponding furthor ordors
Bom tho Government of India.