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No. 246.
Trnnalnlion of a lultor from llio Iloeidoncy Agent at Bahrain, to the Political Ucnidcut in llio
Persian Gulf, No. 70, dated tlio lKlli Mny l.v00.
Ilmvo tlio honour to report that a person by name A1 A weird i, of Halt min,
who two dnys ago went to Kateef with Muhammad bin Abdul Wnhab, baa
returned boro to-day. Ho states tlmt when they arrived at ICateef they waited
upon tho ICaimakam who handed over a 1otter to Muhammad bin Abdul
Wahab. written to him by tho Mutascrif of El-XIassa. In it tho Mutaserif
declared his intontion of appointing Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab Governor
of Zobara. On perusing this letter, Muhammad bin Abdul Walmb observed
to tho ICaimakam that boing a merchant it was not possible for him to accept
tho post offorod him. Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab then enquired from the
ICaimakam regarding tho circumstances of tho stato of affairs: whereupon the
ICaimakam replied that tho Mutascrif of EUHassa had communicated to him
the following orders received from Constantinople :—
I. To appoint a Mudir at Zobara and to erect buildiugs there.
II. To appoint a Mudir at Odoyd and to erect buildings there.
III. To appoint deputies to the ICaimakam of ICatr.
IV. To rebuild tho fort at Bcrcyman, a place south of ’Ojair and three
hours' distnneo from it.
V. To robuild tho fort at Bcl’alat situated botweeu El-Hnssa and ’Ojair.
VI. To build a largo mosquo at ’Ojair at an outlay of £1,G00 Turkish.
VII. To organize a dromedary mounted police forco, to tlio nuinbor of
six hundred, for tho purposo of keeping iu check the recalcitrant
Bedouins.
VIII. To build a coal depdt in tlio Island of Awal, Bahrain.
A1 Aweirdi further stated that lie saw a copy of tlio above orders with llio
ICaimakam, and that Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab remarked to tho ICnium*
ban that it was not, apparently, possiblo to carry tho said orders into clfcct.
Muhammad bin Abdul Wnhab then rominded tho ICaimakam about the enso of
Nafiz Pasha whon ho lay oil tho Islaud of Bahrain wanting to ninko for ICatr,
and was brought to account by an English man-of-war, with tho result that
ho was recalled owing to his mcddlcsomoncss. Whereupon tho Kaiiuakam
said that tho abovo orders were signed by
• Engliili ami Turklih.
both tho Governments.* This is what I
have learned from my informant.
To ho suro, Muhammad bin Abdul Wahab must have acquainted tlio
Turkish officials with tho treaty (oxisting between tho English Government and
the Chief of Bahrain) whereby the latter is precluded from allowing the estab­
lishment of coal dcp&t in the island by any other Government. I make this
assertion on tho ground that the Chief of Bahrain lots out everything to Mu­
hammad bin Abdul Wahab, and I know it.
Muhammad bib Abdul Wahab communicates to tho Turkish officials
whatever bo learns about the intentions of the Chief of Bahrain, and acts vice
versa by communicating to tho Chief of Bahrain wlmtover he learns in respect
of thoviows of tho Turkish officials, his object being to secure his own interests
and turn everything to his advantago.

No. 246.
Translation of a letter from llio Residency Agent nt Bahrain, to tho Political Resident in the
l’orsian Gulf, No. 81, dated the 22nd May 1800.
I liavo tho honour to roport that I have received information from tho Bash
JCatib of ICatif by nnmo Saleh Ellcndi, which shows that the orders referred
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