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Letter no.57 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎10v] (14/16)

The record is made up of 8 folios. It was created in 11 Feb 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 concerns the political situation between Bahrain and The Wahhabi tribes of Arabia. Kemball writes that he has received a letter from Mohamed ben Khuleefa [Muhammad bin Khalifa], chief of Bahrain, who requests the British Government's help in the perceived threat of invasion via Adeed on the Guttur [Qatar] coast, by the Wahhabi tribes under Ameer Fysul [Faisal bin Turki]. Following advice from the Bahrain Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. Hajee Jassim, Kemball considers the threat to not be genuine, stating that the Wahhabi tribes are more interesting in the Oman coast. However, he requests guidance from the Government should Faisal bin Turki attempt to invade Bahrain.

The following enclosures follow Kemball's letter:

1. Translated extracts from letters from Hajee Jassem, Agent at Bahrain, to Kemball, received 9 February 1853;

2. Translation of a letter from Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa, chief of Bahrain, to Kemball, dated 6 February 1853;

3. Translation of a letter from Kemball to Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa, dated 10 February 1853

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Letter no.57 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎10v] (14/16), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 4-11, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444615.0x000020> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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