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Letter from Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎18r] (3/6)

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 31 Aug 1852. 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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Covering letter enclosing letter no.22 of 1852 from Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay, dated 20 August 1852. The enclosure is a report which states that the Sultan of Muscat has received a proposal from Mahammed and Ali bin Khuleefa [Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, ‘Alī bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah] of Bahrain, of a treaty between Bahrain and Muscat, in which the friends of one would be the friends of another, and the enemies of one the enemies of the other. Hamerton reports that he has dissuaded the Imam, Sa‘id bin Sulṭān al-Sa‘id, from agreeing to the proposal for now, the Sultan consenting to his suggestion on the basis that he soon departs for Zanzibar for several months.

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Letter from Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎18r] (3/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/134 ff 17-19, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023318231.0x00002a> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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