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Letter No. 10 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay [‎93r] (3/4)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 1 Dec 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 requesting instructions for the guidance of the Resident in the event that an expedition is launched against Persia from one of the Turkish Ports; Bussorah [Basra], and/or Koweit [Kuwait]. It notes that the Resident fears this could threaten the maritime tranquillity of the Gulf, and undermine the progress of British policy in the region.

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Letter No. 10 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay [‎93r] (3/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 92-93, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023514232.0x0000bc> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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