IOR/F/4/2017/90281

This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant Colonel Henry Robertson, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf; Hajee Yacoob [Haji Yakub], British coal agent at Kurruck [Khark/Kharg]; Hajee Jassim [Haji Jasim] Native Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain].

The item concerns:

• The question of Hajee Yacoob being appointed British coal agent while still holding the position of Persian Magistrate, and his right to fly the British flag
• Robertson delivering charge of the Residency in the Persian Gulf to his assistant Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball on 17 April 1843
• The war fought by Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muhammed bin Khalifah Al Khalifah], supported by Esai bin Tareef [Shaikh ‘Isa bin Hamad bin Tarif Al Bin ‘Ali Al-‘Utbi], against Abdoola bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah] for control of Bahrein, including fighting in Guttur [Qatar]
• The plunder of a boat carrying the British flag anchored at Monama [Manama]
• The cost of raising the East India Company Schooner Emily after sinking her to kill vermin
• Rumours of a military force being assembled in the Nedgd [Najd or Nejd].

The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 727, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4107, [Season 18]43’, ‘Collection No. 11’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.