_ 523 _ (94) Document no. and reference. In the same year (1546) Riyad Pasha sent a letter to the King of Algeria, Ali bin Alyan, regarding the Turks, dated 1546:(94) Transcript of a letter that Luis Falcão wrote to the King of Basra about the Turks. I was very surprised to see the factor here without your letter and to learn from him how near the Turks were to your lands. As this is not the moment for me to complain to you about his great carelessness, I shall leave it for a more convenient occasion. How could you not write about your decision, since you know how ready I am to help you when you need my help? With regard to what concerns you at present, I say Sir that the King of [Gizaira] wrote to me that he was prepared to prevent free passage to those vile people.
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