Letter no.3400 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 10-12
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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 2 Aug 1854. 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 an acknowledgement of Kemball’s earlier letter (folio 5) relating to acts of piracy committed by Humeed bin Mujdell. Anderson writes that the Government approves of Kemball’s proceedings in the matter to date. Anderson also encloses an extract of paragraph forty-one of 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. of 27 April 1854 (folio 11), in which it is made clear that Humeed bin Mujdell’s previous crimes, including enslavement and murder, which were committed while ‘in the service of the Shaikh of Bahrain’ have not been addressed with sufficient weight by the Government. Anderson comments in his own letter that Kemball’s use of the term ‘irregularities’ to describe Humeed bin Mujdell‘s actions is too mild.
Also included with Anderson’s letter is a copy of letter no.3407 of 1854 (folio 12) from Anderson to Rear Admiral Henry Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy, dated 2 August 1854. The letter, sent to Kemball for reference, is a request for information about how soon the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. squadron can be reinforced, in light of Humeed bin Mujdell’s actions.
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- Letter no.3400 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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