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Letter no.765 from the Marine Department, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎175r] (1/6)
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Letter no.765 from the Marine Department, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎175r] (1/6)

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Letter no.765 from the Marine Department, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 175-177

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 28 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 a covering letter, sending Kemball an extract from a letter (folio 176) from the acting native agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat, dated 11 March 1853. The extract relates to repairs which are required to be made to the coal magazine at Muscat. The acting agent refers to the 'dangerous state' of the building, whose 'walls, the roofs and the foundation ... are in a ruinous state.' In the covering letter, the Secretary to the Government (Marine Department) requests that Kemball cause all such repairs as necessary to be made, though 'nothing however of an expensive character'. Note that folio 177 is blank.

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IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 175-177
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Letter no.765 from the Marine Department, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
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175r:177v
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