Letter No. 5 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
IOR/R/15/1/132, f 167
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 25 Apr 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 is reporting that Shaikh Mahomed bin Khuleefeh [Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Chief of Bahrein [Bahrain], has acquiesced to the Resident's views respecting the situation at Bahrein. However, it notes that the Chief would prefer to discuss the terms of the settlement with the Resident in person during his next visit to the island; the Resident therefore intends to embark on his tour of the Arabian Coast as soon as possible.
It also notes that Shaikh Mahomed bin Abdullah is returning the Demaun [Ad-Dammān], but that he has promised to meet the Resident at Bahrein. It also reports the cost incurred entertaining him at the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire.
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Letter No. 5 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, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/132, f 167, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051548.0x00003b> [accessed 16 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/132, f 167
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- Letter No. 5 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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- 167r:167v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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