Letter no.327 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 220-224

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The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 19 Oct 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 in a covering letter, enclosing copies of correspondence exchanged with Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Squadron, and relates to naval resources in the Gulf, in light of the current unrest then prevailing on the Batinah coast.

The following enclosures follow Kemball's letter:

  • Letter no.131 of 1853 (folio 221) from Commodore Robinson to Captain Kemball, dated 7 October 1853, with which Robinson encloses letter no.2171 (folio 222) dated 24 August 1853, received by him from the Commodore's Office in Bombay. The letters relate to the despatch from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to Bombay of the Company schooner Constance , and the naval cover required in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in the meantime;
  • Letter no.311 of 1853 (folio 223) from Captain Kemball to Commodore Robinson, dated 7 October 1853, acknowledging receipt of Robinson's letter no.131, and requesting that the Constance rejoin the squadron at the earliest opportunity;
  • Letter no.326 of 1853 (folio 224) from Captain Kemball to Commodore Robinson, dated 19 October 1853, in which Kemball requests that, in light of new intelligence reporting further unrest on the Batinah coast, the Constance patrol the Arab coast while en route to Bombay.
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IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 220-224

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Letter no.327 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 220-224, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051555.0x000041> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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