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Letter No. 12 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay [‎47r] (1/8)

The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 23 Dec 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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The letter is enclosing extracts of intelligence concerning Oman that have been transmitted by the Resident's Agent at Sharjah. The intelligence concerns the steps taken by Syed Ges ben Azan to obtain the assistance of Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr], Chief of Ra's al-Khaymah, and Shaikh Saeed ben Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] with an attack on Sohar [Ṣuḥār]. It notes that permission has been obtained from Egypt for a maritime expedition to Batinah [Al-Bāṭinah].

It outlines the Resident's fear's that Sultan bin Suggur is desirous of using this has an excuse to invade the Imam of Muscat's territories. It also outlines his stance on the matter; that he should not commit the British to a definitive line of action, but should be ready to provide friendly mediation if called upon.

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Letter No. 12 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay [‎47r] (1/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 47-50, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023514232.0x000060> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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