_ 541 _ Document No. (20): King D. João III sent a letter to Comendador Moor, D. Afonso de Lancaster, the ambassador in Rome, Lisbon, dated September 1553, informing him that after the occupation of Basra and the Gulf, support from him (the King) would be out of reach, and would require a year to reach the Gulf, and he mentioned another reason, which was the weakness of the capabilities. page no. 184) Document No. (21): Father Alexo Dias sent a letter to Father Luis Gonçalves da Camara, Ormuz, on the 24th of September 1553, mentioning what happened after the battle between the Turks and the Portuguese, South of Ras al-Hadd. page no. 187) Document No. (22): Francisco Palha sent a letter to D. João III, Goa, on the 26th of December 1553, mentioning that he would provide all the requirements for the Portuguese fleet in India, except for the government artillery, which should be sent from Portugal. page no. 201) Document No. (23): The journey of Dom Antao de Noronha to Ormuz, where he headed to Basra carrying a large fortune in gold, in violation of the instructions, and the events that took place there, came as stated in the book: “Da Asia Nova” by the Portuguese historian Diogo do Couto. page no. 223)
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