IOR/R/15/1/30, ff 46v-48

The letter is outlining the circumstances behind a complaint received from Sooltan bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr] respecting a bughla [buggalow] taken two years previously by the people of Congoon [Kangān]; the vessel in question had been taken from the people of Congoon prior to the signing of the General Treaty with the Arab Tribes of the Persian Gulf of 1820. The letter therefore explains the Resident's dilemma with how to proceed.

It conveys a suggestion from the Resident that acts committed prior to the signing of the treaty should be given amnesty, due to the difficulty in resolving them, and the likelihood that pursuing them could risk the peace of the Persian Gulf. It also recommends that the tribes of the Persian coast should be warned against provoking the Jawassmees [Qawāsim] by attempting to retake property taken from them prior to the establishment of the treaty's provisions.

Enclosed with the letter is the substance of a communication sent by the Resident to the Shaikh of Congoon, enquiring into the matter, and suggesting that he reaches a compromise with Sooltan bin Suggur.