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Letter No. 6 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay [191v] (12/12)
The record is made up of 6 folios. It was created in 23 Jun 1855. 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 requests that the Resident is furnished with instructions detailing the extent he is authorised to use force to protect Bahrain from Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣul], the Wahabee [Wahabi] Chief.
It outlines the background of British policy towards the island from 1851 to give context to the request; it notes that Colonel Samuel Hennell was previously authorised to use force. However, it explains that the Resident cannot envisage a scenario — excepting a Wahabee move against Muscat — in which British troops would need to be deployed on the Arabian Coast, as naval power alone should be enough to achieve British objectives.
It also states that the extent the Chief of Bahrein [Bahrain] should be permitted to take measures to defend himself against Ameer Fysul should also be considered; this might include defensive action against his exiled relatives at Demaun [Ad-Dammān], or accepting a protectorate from the Ottoman Empire.
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Letter No. 6 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay [191v] (12/12), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 186-191, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023514233.0x0000bb> [accessed 18 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 186-191
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- Letter No. 6 of 1855 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
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- 186r:191v
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