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LiEUTBNAHT-Cor.ONKf. S- U. Mn.es, Officiating Political Resident, Persian Out/ arid
J1 or Britannic Majesty's Consul Central for Pars, to the Secretary to the Government'
of India, foreign Department, Simla, No. 149, dated Bashir0, 18th October 1880,
I havo tlio honor to submit hcrowith, for tlio information of Ilia Excellency the
Viceroy nnd Governor Gcnernl of
bolter listed 23rd Soaload'cr from Shaikh Kean of Bahroin, Iudiu ill Council, translations of two
lo Hosidoui 1 creiau Ou!!. lctlera dalcd 23id September and Gtli
**£££ o°{ SShSK-fe'"" I!e"'°',Ky Ag°"1 ",l" Ootobor 1886. nddrjn) to mo by the
No. 83, dsUd let Octobor, from Residency Agout with Chief of Bahrein complaining of pira-
etulouient of Nnkhoda Rashid. lical ntlack3 and depredations recent*
Report No. 84, dated let Uotobor, from lloeidoucy Agontwilh |y committed by tlio Ooni Usjir
IMd.^ ak„„, Uoilouine of K„tr on hi, subject*,
L.tt«r from Shaikh Epm. dated Glh Uclobor, to Uosidoney together With translations of roportB
AkuhI. Dnhruiu. ns anted in the margiu rccoivcd from
L«lU»rto Keeidout, Baghdad, No. 342, dulcd 13lh Octobor. tlio Residency A gout nt Bahroin, for-
warding depositions of tho Nakhodus
whoso boats bad bocn invaded uud pillaged by tho pirutes.
2. I have Irausmittcd tho three eases in which Bahrein subjects appenr to liavo boon
tho sufforors, to tho Resident ut Baghdad for such actiuu ns he uiuy doom proper to take,
and u oopy of my lottor will bo found attached.
3. Besidos tho abovo, two other oitsos have beou roportod : ono that took placo near
Odaid, in which lour men of tho Beni Yus are said to havo boon killed, and nnotbor olT tho
Katr Coast. In tho former caso, however, no particulars havo yet bceu rbeoived ; and in tho
laltoi ull tho porsous concerned belong to Katr, aud tlio matter tboreforo doos not require
our iutorferouco.
4. In viow of tho alarm which is said to prevail I havo requested the Suuior Naval
Officor now at Muscat to bo good euougli to urraugo for a vessel of war to visit Bahrein
waters without delay.

From Shaikh Eksa Bin Ali Al-Khalekkaii, Chief of Bahrein, to the Political Resident,
Persian Qulf, Bashir0, dated Bahrein, 23rtZ September 188G.
A. C.
Lot it not bo hiddou from you that last year I reported you (certain) proceedings on
tho part of mischievous porsous ou tlio soa, who had oucountorod (peacoful) passongors,
(and I detnilod) tho loss of livos thoy had caused aud tho proporty pluudorod by thorn,
bogging p^our attention (to tho matter) aud (tho use of) your ondeavours iu repelling tlio
said (delinquents).
At this date tho aforesaid niischiovous persons (under) their leader Zaid Bin Muhotned
El-Hajirio, who had u nuuibor of porsous with him lying iu ambush at Dhaliran on tho
ttajnl and, awaiting au opportunity, seized a “ elioeo” (bout) belonging to tlitf poople
of Katif, and, Laving boarded her (and sot. sail) on tho sea, encountered a “ boom” (boat)
belonging to my subjects of Bahroin, opposite Katif. They boardod hor and took all that
was in hor and woundod her crow. Those who roturned sal'o (to Bahroin) appoarod boforo
your Ageut, who took down their statomont, which you will 800.
I hope you will do what is needful to provido for my subjocts tho safoty that is
necessary for thorn, and put uu ond to tho affairs of tho ovil-doors.
% <$h.
From the Residency Agent, Bahroin, to the Political Resident, Persian Qulf, Bushin, No. 81,
dated Bahrein, 23rd Scptoinbor 188G.
A. 0.
v_ ^ fl°od you oncloscd a paper containing a statcuiont mado by Nakhoda AUmod Bin
roa id a* » r£ blr0l.bor ?ubab» of kbo “ boom (boat) of Zaid Bin Rashid Kl Jallahimoh, a
Katif nf ?i 1 r?in* ^,v*nK P^tioulara of what hupponod to them at Al-Nujwa opposite
distriJla of K t'f ^ra^08, ^ that tboso pirates rosido at Dhauran in tho