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Letter no.68 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [&lrm;283r] (3/6)

Letter no.68 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎283r] (3/6)

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Letter no.68 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 282B-284

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 25 Feb 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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Content: The letter relates to the question of whether the port of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] comes under Persian jurisdiction with regard to the measures for the suppression of the slave trade. The letter encloses a letter (folios 283-84) from Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at the Court of Persia to Kemball, dated 8 February 1853, in which Sheil writes that he does not consider that Khorramshahr can be considered in the same way as the other Persian ports, suggesting that it is equally the property of the Turkish Government.
Extent and format: 3 folios
Written in: English in Latin script

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Letter no.68 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎283r] (3/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 282B-284, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444618.0x00000d> [accessed 6 April 2025]

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 282B-284
Title: Letter no.68 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
Pages: 282br:282bv, 283r:284v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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Letter no.68 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎283r] (3/6)

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