Letter no.126 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay

Content

The letter concerns the signing of a treaty between Kemball and the sheikhs of the Arab coast.

Kemball discusses his interviews with the Joasmee [Qasimi] chief Sheikh Sultan bin Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr], and the sheikhs of Debaie [Dubai], Ejman [Ajman], Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn], and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]. Kemball notes that all leaders responded favourably to the proposal new treaty. Other topics discussed by Kemball with the various sheikhs include: incidents of slave trading, plunder between the inhabitants of different towns, the plunder of indigo the ship Centaur , the sheikhs' negotiations and intrigues with the Wahhabi forces leader Abdullah ben Fysul [Abdullah bin Faisal] at Brymee [al Buraimi], and Syed Ges bin Azan, and the terms and impact of the agreement between the Sultan of Muscat and Abdullah bin Faisal.

The following enclosures are included with Kemball's letter:

1. A copy (English translation) of the treaty of peace in perpetuity agreed upon by the chiefs of the Arabian Coast (folio 136);

2. A copy of letter no.124 of 1853 (folios 137-38) from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Squadron, instructing Robinson to despatch one of his squadron on slave-trade suppression duties;

3. A copy of letter no.125 of 1853 (folios 139-40) from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Squadron, instructing Robinson to despatch the squadron's brigantine Tigris to patrol the lower Gulf, and to visit the Arabian coast's ports twice a month. Kemball's letter contains further orders for the Tigris , in maintaining the maritime peace, and instructions for what to do should a violation of the maritime truce occur.

Extent and format

13 folios

It is part of

'Vol 186 1853/54 Bahrain; Arabian Coast and Muscat; Slave Trade'

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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/138

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 128-140

History of this record

Date(s)

11 May 1853 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter no.126 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 128-140, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051555.0x000028> [accessed 21 January 2025]

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