Letter No. 5 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 63-66
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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 11 Jun 1853. 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 informing the Bombay Government that Shaikh Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah] has sent an envoy — Ali ben Ibraheem ul Muraykhee — to accompany Bihjut Effendi back to Egypt; the envoy has been entrusted with correspondence for Abbas Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Viceroy of Egypt [Wāli of Egypt and Sudan]. It notes therefore that the Resident suspects the Shaikh is attempting win the favour of the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. because of his influence with Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣul], and to deprive his kinsmen at Demaun [Ad-Dammān] of the support of 'the Wahabee Chief' [Wahhabi].
The Resident recommends that British Agents in Egypt are ordered to ascertain the nature of the Shaikh's proposals, as any interference with the Turkish Government in the affairs of Bahrein could cause the British embarrassment.
The item has three enclosures:
1. Translated extract of a letter from Hajee Jassem, Agent at Bahrein to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 29 May 1853.
The enclosure reports on Bihjut Effendi's preparations for his return to Egypt, and the Shaikh of Bahrein's plans to send an envoy with letters for Abbass Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. .
2. Translated extract of a letter from Hajee Jassem to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 31 May 1853.
The enclosure is reporting that the Shaikh of Bahrein has presented an additional horse — belonging to his uncle — to Bihjut Effendi.
3. Translated extract of a letter from Hajee Jassem to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 6 June 1853.
The enclosure is reporting on Bihjut Effendi's departure, and notes an envoy has been tasked with delivering a letter to Abbas Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. requesting he restrains Ben Saood.
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Letter No. 5 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 63-66, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051548.0x000019> [accessed 13 March 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 63-66
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- Letter No. 5 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
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- 63r:66v
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