Letter no.51 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 72-75
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The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 1 Feb 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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The letter is a report of Wahabee [Wahhabi] forces marching from Nejd to Oman. Kemball reports on the intended departure of the expedition of 26 January 1853, its leadership, and his opinion that the expedition poses no threat to Bahrain. Kemball also considers the implications of the expedition on the Imam of Muscat, and on Brymee [al Buraimi], and its relations with the chiefs on the Arab coast.
The letter has three enclosures:
1. A translated extract from a letter (folio 74A) from Hajee Jassem, British Agent at Bahrain, to Kemball, dated 8 January 1853. Jassem reports on the imminent departure of the Wahhabi expedition from Lahsah [Hasa] and its proposed route via Guttur [Qatar];
2. A translated extract from a letter (folio 74B) from Hajee Jassem, British Agent at Bahrain, to Kemball, dated 20 January 1853;
3. A copy of letter no.39 of 1853 (folio 75) from Kemball to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Squadron, dated 31 January 1853. Kemball informs Robinson of the Wahhabi expedition to Oman, and requests that events on the Arab coast be monitored by British patrols.
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- IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 72-75
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- 1 Feb 1853 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter no.51 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 72-75, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051555.0x000017> [accessed 19 April 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 72-75
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- Letter no.51 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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- 72r:73v, 74ar:74bv, 75r:75v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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