Letter no.325 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 215-219
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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 18 Oct 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 relates to events on the Batinah Coast, and the lack of response that Kemball has had from the Imam of Muscat Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said]. Kemball encloses a translation of a letter he has received from the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah, Hajee Yacoob [Hajji Yaqoob], dated 13 September 1853, which describes the movements of troops in the region, and the contents of letters exchanged by those tribal leaders ranged against Muscat.
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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 215-219
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- 18 Oct 1853 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter no.325 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 215-219, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051555.0x000040> [accessed 18 January 2025]
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- IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 215-219
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- Letter no.325 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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- 215r:219v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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