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Letter no.133 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎61r] (3/4)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 31 Jul 1851. 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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Report from the native agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Bahrain that Sheikh Alley bein Khalifa [Ali bin Khalifa] and Faysul ben Turkie [Faysal bin Turki] have reached a peace agreement, with the former giving the latter 4000 dollars per year in tribute. Porter states that Faisal has now left El Biddah [al Bidda]. Porter goes on to report that all the subjects of Al Bidda have asked Ali for his pardon, with the exception of Sheikh Futdal [Faddal] of Al-Wakra, who has removed himself to Fars.

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Letter no.133 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎61r] (3/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 60-61, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023211499.0x000079> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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