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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Jul 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 relates to reparations paid to the victims of violations of the maritime truce, from monies recovered by the British authorities as compensation. Malet encloses with his letter an extract (folio 202) from a despatch from the Honourable Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , dated 4 May 1853. The despatch relates to the payment of compensation directly to the victims of violations of the maritime truce, and not to the ruler of whom the person is a subject.

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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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IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 201-202

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23 Jul 1853 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter no.3166 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 201-202, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051555.0x000039> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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