Letter No. 8 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 15-20

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The record is made up of 6 folios. It was created in 16 Sep 1852. 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 translations of communications received from parties subscribing to the continuation of the terms of the Maritime Truce 1843, and states that they give a general indication of the attitudes of the 'Arabian chiefs' towards the renewal of the treaty, or its replacement. It also encloses a copy of proposed terms for the treaty's renewal for the consideration of Government.

It discusses the scruples some chiefs and tribes may have over the terms of a renewed or new treaty, but explains that the Resident believes they will ultimately be swayed by the benefits they have enjoyed from the existing treaty.

The letter is also used by the Resident to advocate for the continuation of the practice of presenting gifts to 'Arab chiefs' that have remained faithful to their treaty obligations.

The item has five enclosures:

1. Translation of a letter from Shaikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sulṭān bin Saqr], Chief of Rusulkhymah [Ra's al-Khaymah], dated 4 July 1852.

2. Translation of a letter from Shaikh Saeed ben Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], dated 6 July 1852.

3. Translation of a letter from Shaikh Saeed ben Butye, Chief of Debaye [Dubai], dated 5 July 1852.

4. Translation of a letter from Shaikh Humaid ben Rashid, Chief of Ejmaun, dated 1 July 1852.

5. Proposed terms for for a Perpetual Treaty of Maritime Peace, as agreed by the 'Arabian chiefs', and mediated by the Resident. The signatories are Shaikh Sultan ben Suggur, Chief of Rasul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah]; Shaikh Saeed bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee; Shaikh Saeed bin Butye, Chief of Debaye; Shaikh Humaid bin Rashed, Chief of Ejmaun; and Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid, Chief of Amulgavine.

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Letter No. 8 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 15-20, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051548.0x000008> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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