Letter No. 178 of 1853 Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to William Taylor Thomas, HM Chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, at Tehran [61v] (4/6)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 10 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 is enclosing a report on the state of Persian fortifications at Karrack [Khārk, Jazīreh-ye]; the investigation was undertaken as a result of a suggestion from James Howard Harris, Lord Malmesbury and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Note that Karrack is also spelt Kharg in this item.
The item has two enclosures:
1. Letter from Commodore George Robinson, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 10 June 1853.
The enclosure is forwarding enclosure No. 2.
2. Letter from Lieutenant Chas Golding Constable, Commander of the HC Brig Euphrates to Commodore George Robinson, dated 2 June 1853.
The enclosure is reporting that the Lieutenant's vessel arrived at Karrack on 15 May 1853; it notes that the Lieutenant did not observe any signs of new fortification work, or of any efforts to repair existing structures.
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Letter No. 178 of 1853 Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to William Taylor Thomas, HM Chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, at Tehran [61v] (4/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 60-62, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023514232.0x00007d> [accessed 29 March 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 60-62
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- Letter No. 178 of 1853 Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to William Taylor Thomas, HM Chargé d'affaires at the Court of Persia, at Tehran
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- 60r:62v
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