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Letter no.112 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay [‎202v] (4/8)

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 30 Mar 1854. 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 the apparently arbitrary imposition of a fine by Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Sultan, the son of Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, upon a Banyan Merchant of Indian extraction. [an Indian merchant] residing at Sharjah.

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1. Letter no.42 of 1854 (folios 202-03) from Kemball 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, dated 6 February 1854. Kemball informs Robinson of intelligence he has received from the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah, Hajjī Yaqoob, relating to the fine imposed upon the Banyan Merchant of Indian extraction. by Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Sultan. Although Kemball understands that the money has now been restored to the Banyan Merchant of Indian extraction. , he requests that Robinson make clear to the Joasmee [Qasimi] shaikhs that the British Government will be prepared to intervene in such cases where the fines levied are of an ‘arbitrary of discriminative character’. Enclosed with Kemball’s letter is a translated extract of a letter sent by Hajjī Yaqoob to Kemball, dated 29 December 1854, containing the original details of the incident. Yaqoob’s letter suggests that the Banyan Merchant of Indian extraction. shopkeeper was imprisoned and fined by Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Sultan because he only sold goods to the people of Debaie [Dubai].

2. Letter no.38 of 1854 (folio 204) from Robinson to Kemball, dated 20 February 1854. Robinson writes that, at the time of his interview with Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Sultan at Lingah [Bandar-e Lingeh], Shaikh ‘Abdullāh had not as yet received Kemball’s letter. However, Robinson writes that Shaikh ‘Abdullāh has agreed to comply with Kemball’s demands, presumably in relation to the remittance of the fine.

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Letter no.112 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay [‎202v] (4/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 201-204, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023443253.0x000014> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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