IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 255-264

The letter is an enclosing letter, containing letter A from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, dated 1 July 1854. Kemball’s letter is a report on the ruling families and predominant tribes of the Persian Gulf, as requested by Government (folio 253). The body of Kemball’s letter includes an overview of the ports of the Persian coast between Bushire and Bundar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], namely Congoon [Bandar-e Kangan], Asseloo [Bandar-e Asaluyeh], Nabend [Nāband], Nukheeloo [Nakhīlū], Cheroo [Chīrū], Khelat [Kelat], Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], Mogoo [Moghūyeh] and Lingah [Bandar e-Lengeh]. The principal places of the Arab coast are covered by a series of enclosures:

1) Report on Muscat (folios 257-59), with details on the Imam of Muscat Syed Saeed ben Sultan bin Ahmed [Sa‘id bin Sulṭān], his hiers and relatives, place of residence, political status and dependencies, annual revenue, nature and extent of territory, natural and industrial resources, climate and population;

2) Report on Bahrain (folios 259-61), with details of Shaikh Mahomed ben Khuleefah [Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], his hiers and relatives, familial rivals, political status, annual revenue, nature and extent of territory, natural and industrial resources, climate and population;

3) Report on the Maritime Arab States (folios 261-62), with reference to their independence and feudal obligation to the Wahabee [Wahhābi] ruler, the nature and extent of their territories, natural and industrial resources, routes, and climate;

4) Report on Kuwait (folios 262-63), with details of Shaikh Jabir bin Abdullah bin Subah [Jaber bin ‘Abdullāh Al-Sabah], his hiers and relatives, annual income, political situation, and resources;

5) General Remarks (folios 263-64), relating to religious constitution, governance, justice, education, vaccination measures, and prevalent diseases.