Letter no.185 of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [144v] (2/2)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 16 Jun 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 an incident of the shipwreck and plunder of a buglah [boat] off the coast of Fujeerah [Fujairah]. Kemball reports that he has obtained no corroboration of the rumours that the surviving Indian passengers were abducted, stating that he has been assured by Sheikh Sultan ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr] that he would act against the perpetrators if necessary. Kemball adds that the British Agent at Muscat, Khojeh Hiskael, has reported that the Indian passengers did reach Muscat, in order to make their way back to India.
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Letter no.185 of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [144v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, f 144, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444616.0x000068> [accessed 24 April 2024]
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- Letter no.185 of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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- 144r:144v
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