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Translation of a lottor from Sheikh Esan-din-Ali, to Messrs. FnAOis Timbb & Co., dated
21st Ramzan 1315= 12th February 1808,
After compliment8.—Your lottor of yesterday has boon received and its
contents understood. You dcsiro to know the roason for tho order issued byjRQ.,.—
about tho godowna containing arms. Lot it bo knottrTElTyoii that I gave
permission in the papor of concession in tho namo of Abdur Rnhmau-bin-
Abdul Wabab (for the importation of arms into Bahroin), and tho said .Abdur
Rahman transform! it to tho namo of Agha Mohamed Rahim, and. (while)
thoro wore dealings botwoen you and Agha Mohamed Rahim aforosaid, a
potition was presented to mo (by tho lattor) asking mo to guard (attach) tho
said godowns and placo looks on them uutil tho acoounts pending botwoon
you and him wero oloarod. Whoroforo an order was issued by mo, and this is
tho reason for it. Bo it known to you and Salaam.

Family tree of Aqua. Mohambd Rahim Sappar, British Residency Agent, Bahrein.
Haji Sappau
(Arab, native of Hillnb iu
Mesopotamia, came to
Buebiru Into in lifo
and died there).
I

Hnji Mohamed Ali, IIaji Ilnsean,
born and married in Bnsbiro at age died ut Musoat. !
of 24, took bis family to Hillnb,
and thonco went to Mokha,
whoro he livod 20 years;
aoled ns Agent to British
Government and eujoyod
British protoot ion,
Whence 'went to
Bombay. Died
in Bubliiro.
I
Haji Abdul Nnbi, IIaji Abdur Rn6sul, Haji Mohamed Hnji Mabam-
born in Bushiro. flowed British Gov­ Hassan, Jnfer,
Confidential ernment at Mokha born in Bombay born in Bombay,
nows-agent and Adon. ond traded Traded in
to British tbore. Bushiro.
Residenoy. Haji Ahmed,
late Bahrein agont.
Agha Mohamed
Hahim,
present Bahrein Agont.

Statemont of Aqua Mohamed Rahim, son of Addol Nabi, News-Agent for the British
Residenoy at Bahrein,
I am of Arab descont, but my family has boon many years in Persia

Polly; after that my nephow, Agha Haji Ahmod, was Agout, and after his
death I got the post, about six yoars ago. Tho post has always beon in my
family ; no ono unconnected with us has ovor had it. Wo originally took un
tho work to got British protection. ^
As rogards my position at Bahroin, 1 am a Turkish subjeot, but am under
British protection as British Agent. 4
•n,I*i00^id.<lri is to write nows-reports. and to aot as go botwoon
with tho Shoikh on bohalf of tho British Authorities. I also sottlo disputes
and claims whoro British subjoots aro oonoornod. Thoso aro generally settled
cither by mutual agreomonts, or, if that oanuot ho dono, thoy aro inquirod into
by JjIcb or Commoroial Courts composod of arbitrators. I watoh*
264 F. D, gonorally