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No. 30, dulcd Dtisliiro, let Fobruary 1387.
1'roro Colonel 15. C. llosa, C.S.I., Political llcsidcnt in the Persian Gulf and Her
Majesty's Consul-General for Furs,
To—Tho Secretary to the Govormnont of India, Foreign Doparlmotil.
With reference to certain robberies and irregularities which occurred
dunug the past year on the coast of El Katr, I havo tho honor to report that
Her Majesty s Sphinx being available, X sont Mr. Aga Muhammad Rahim,
the confidential News Agent of this ltosidcncy, in her to the Katr coast, with
instructions to visit as many of tho small ports as possible and deliver to the
head Shaikhs the letters referred to in paragraph 2 of my letter No. 179,
dated 31st December last, and also to oall at Ei Bida’a and seo Shaikh Jasim
bin Muhammad.
2. Mr. Muhammad Rahim’s deputation was with a two-fold object: (1)
the rccout piracies, and (2) tho
1. K?|ioii of Ara Mulinnunml Haliiui, tinted Ifitli Jnnuarr 1887. ill-treatment of Hindu traders
2. Letter frum Chief of El Mnnnunli „ fill, „ „
3- N i. Chief* of HI HowaIi „ 7tl* „ „ at El Eida’a. llo carried
*........................................ # of K1 Shnkik „ Ulii „ „
6. Lettfr from Juiim bin Muhammad bin Tlmiil, Uulwl 12tb out my instructions with much
Jauuury 1887. zeal, care and ability, and
0. Loiter from Jaiiui bin Muhammad bln Tlmni, (luted 12tli entirely to my satisfaction.
January 18H7.
7. Letter from Cblof of Kl Wakrah, dated 12lli January 1887. His report is enclosed with
J: uuo. °tl»or. papers noted on tlic
January 1887. mai’glU.
10. Letter from llOMilency Apont. Ilnhrniu, to Ago Muh.imtiud
Itahiui, dnled 28th January 1867. 3. It will bcsccu that Shaikh
Jasim reiterated his denial of
complicity in the attack on the Hindu traders and has supported his statement
by a solcmu oath. In tho circumstances I would rccomiucud that his denial
and apology be accepted and uo further action taken against him.
4. As regards tho measures for suppressing the petty piracies, although
the replies of the several Shaikhs are as far as they go satisfactory, I cannot
attach much weight to them, but tho steps taken will, to somo extout,
encourage the well-disposed, and show we arc not indifferent in the matter.
Frequent patrolling of the Katr coast by our vessels may be necessary to givo
point to the proceedings now reported.

Report of Aoa Muhammad Raiiiii, Residency Confidential Agent, of his lour from Unliraiu
to El Katr in company with Ahmed din Audur Rasul, Residency Agent, Ouliraiu ; dated
IGlli January 18b7.
We embarkod on hoard Her Majesty’s Sphinx on the Gth January 1887,_at
10-30 a.m. ; the ship rowing in toAV a jolly-boat with a crew of live men. Wo
also took a pilot, named llaji Husain bin Sauad, at tho request oF tho Captain,
At 3-45 r.M. we anchored between El Rowais and Abu-Dhaluf. Tho wind at
the time .boiug southerly and tho distance from the anchorago to tho shoro
being great and the ground rocky, tho Captain was afraid for the ship’s boat, so
we got down into our own boat and proceeded to Abu Dhaluf which wo reached
just before sunset. Wo delivered your letter to the chief of tho people of
Abu Dhaluf, named IChalaf bin Salim 151 Manai, in the prcsonco of a large
assembly, and explained to them its purport, as well as all needful particulars
relating to pirates, aud they were further desired to publish tho contents of the
letter in all thoso parts. We took a reply from them. They stated that somo
Rcui Hajir and El Moorrali Bedouins had come from tho interior and token
some of their donkeys, which they subsequently recovered. Thoy arc a small
community of the El Manannh tribe, about 150 men; their business is pearl
fishing and they get their living through the people of Bahrain aud others, ihey
also rcccivo presents from tho Chiefs of Bahrain. Thoy lmvo about 15 boats-
As the road to Rowais by sea was difficult owiug to unsettled weather ant
difficulty in returning to tho ship, we went by land and started at 9 •
ou Thursday on donkeys, taking with us six armed men from Abu Dhaluf. v o
arrived at Rowais at 12 r.M., and tho boat being provided with a. pilot iro
Abu Dhaluf, who was necessary for those waters, was also brought there,
got all the pcoplo hero together with their Chief and handed them your