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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 21 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 concerns the Bahrain chief's planned aggression against his relations on the island of Kenn [Kish]. Kemball reports that he has learnt that Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa and his brother Sheikh Ali, have decided against invading Kish. The letter has two enclosures. The first is a translation of a letter (folio 38) from Sheikh Ali ben Khuleefa [Ali bin Khalifa] to Kemball, dated 15 June 1853. The second is Kemball's reply to Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa, a translation of a letter (folio 39) dated 21 June 1853.

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English in Latin script
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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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IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 37-39

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21 Jun 1853 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter no.193 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 37-39, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051555.0x00000c> [accessed 6 April 2025]

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