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Letter No. 16A of 1854 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay [‎140v] (4/8)

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Letter No. 16A of 1854 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 139-142

The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 20 Jun 1854. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The letter is forwarding a proposal from Colonel Rawlinson, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , for the deployment of an Anglo-Indian Army in the Russian War [Crimean War]. It further notes some of the difficulties to be expected in traversing an army through Persia, and in procuring supplies.

The item has one enclosure; a letter from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated Baghdad 5 June 1854. The enclosure requests that the Resident submits information on the ease of obtaining carriage and supplies for an Anglo-Indian Army at Bushire, along with his general opinion on the prospects of marching a force through Persia.

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Letter No. 16A of 1854 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay [‎140v] (4/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 139-142, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023514233.0x000055> [accessed 13 March 2025]

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Letter No. 16A of 1854 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
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139r:142v
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