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Letter no.258 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [179br] (5/6)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 13 Sep 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 relates to the agreement made between the Wahhabi forces led by Abdullah bin Faisal, and Thuwaini bin Said, the Sultan of Muscat. Kemball reports that intelligence from the native agents Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah and Muscat suggest that problems over the exaction of the tribute by the Wahhabis have led to serious disturbances on the Batinah coast, alleged to have been provoked by Sheikh Sultan ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr].
A translation of the Treaty of Alliance and Defence (folios 192-93) between Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said] Governor of Muscat, and Abdullah bin Fysul [Abdullah bin Faisal] son of the Wahabee [Wahhabi] chief, dated 13 September 1853, follows Kemball's letter.
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Letter no.258 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [179br] (5/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 178-179B, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444616.0x0000af> [accessed 24 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 178-179B
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- Letter no.258 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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- 178r:178v, 179ar:179bv
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