Letter No. 108: Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to His Excellency Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran [7r] (1/2)
The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 14 Mar 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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This letter concerns the state of affairs around Tungistoon [Tangestān] and Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e 'Abbās]. Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , refers to his letter of 15 February (no. 60) and reports on the cessation of disorder near Tungistoon. He states that Ahmed Khan has visited Bushire for the payment of his liability and has since returned to Tungistoon, with the promise of having the district restored to him. On the subject of Bunder Abbas, Kemball states that it has been reported that members of the Arab population have sent their families to the neighbouring islands, in preparation of holding the place against the Persian troops. Kemball reports that negotiations have been pending, but that His Royal Highness Feerooz Meerza [Firouz Mirza, Governor of Fars] is said to be keeping aloof for the present. A note in the margin states that this letter was an enclosure to letter no. 177, dated 9 June 1853.
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Letter No. 108: Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to His Excellency Colonel Justin Sheil CB, Her Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran [7r] (1/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/139, f 7, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023517408.0x00001b> [accessed 30 April 2024]
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