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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 4 Aug 1851. 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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Porter instructs Balfour, in lieu of peace having been concluded between Amir Faisal and the Bahrain chiefs, to ensure that no vessels from Katiff [Al-Qatif] are interfered with. Instruction that Balfour demands three boats from the Kenn [Kish] chief, in lieu of those captured from the Bahrain people.

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IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 69-70

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Letter no.135 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron,Honourable Company's sloop Clive , Bahrain, to Lieutenant William Balfour, Commanding the Honourable Company's brig Euphrates , British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 69-70, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023673698.0x000032> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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