IOR/F/4/2416/130506

This item consists of copies of political letters from the Government of Bombay to the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf.

The item contains summaries of the enclosures to the political letters, mostly concerning:

• Alleged acts of ‘piracy’ in the Gulf, and actions taken to obtain redress and apprehend participants
• Events on the Arabian Coast of the Gulf, including the relations between Debaye [Dubai] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], and an attack by a party of the Beniyas [Banī Yās] tribe on two boats from Himreya [Al Hamriyah]
• The activities of the vessels serving in the Indian Navy Squadron in the Gulf, and arrangements for relieving those whose period of service is ending
• Claims made to the Government of Bombay for assistance in recovering losses incurred while trading or conveying goods in the Gulf
• The removal of Shaik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Madhkūr] as Governor of Bushire [Bushehr]
• Reports from Muscat and Oman
• Events in Bahrein [Bahrain].

The title page (f 418) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1850’, Collection No. 1 in 28 Vols.: Vol. 1’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.