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Mahomed bin Abdooljoh, he had delivered them
to him; that after perusing them he returned them
to Colonel Pclly; that the Persian Agent was
informed of this fact; and that the blockade being
at an end, he was permitted, to depart.”
With regard to certain letters which had been
intercepted, the following account was given :—
."The one from the Prince Governor of Pars
conferred the Government of Bahrein on Mahomed
bin Abdoollah; that from Mclulcc Khan summoned
him to Dayer to arrange matters, and promised that
he should there find a Firman and dress of honour
from the Shah; whilst those from the Arab Chiefs
recounted what they had done on behalf of
Mahomed bin Abdoollah.
“Colonel Pclly was of opinion that the action of
the Persian Government had been deliberately
taken throughout, and the Indiatj Government
culled attention to the fact that the Shah’s Govern­
ment, in complaining of Colonel Polly’s proceedings
in intercepting a messenger from Mis Majesty to
the,60:called Itulcr of Bahrein, overlooked the fact
that Mahomed bin Abdoollah had no right to such
a title; and Lord Mayo therefore said he trusted
that Her Majesty’s Government would call on that
of the Shah for an explanation of the conduct of its
officers in countenancing tlu: unprovoked attack of
Mahomed bin Abdoollah on Bahrein, by nominating
him to the Chiefship of the islands; and also for the
successive appointments by the Persian Government
of Ali bin Khalccfah and Mahomed bin Khalccfah
to the sovereignty of a district over which they had
no legitimate control.”
Under these circumstances, the Duke of Argyll
proposed to approve Colonel Polly’s proceedings, as
sanctioned and commended by the Government of
India, and to express his concurrence in the views
expressed by the Viceroy of India with respect to
the status of Bahrein, as an independent chiefship,
over, which the Shah of Persia had no legitimate
control, as those views appeared to be consistent
with' the. policy'which botli the India Office and
Foreign Office had applied as regarded the Police
of the. Persian Gulf during a long course of years.
A despatch was accordingly addressed to To Mr. Thonmou. No. 22;
.... .1, ii , •! Murch 30, 1870.
.Mr. Thomson, in which he was told that it
.Appeared,-from the paper-which had- been received