Letter no.252 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
IOR/R/15/1/143, ff 247-251
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The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 20 Jul 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 relates to two acts of piracy alleged to have been committed by vessels from Rusul Khymah [Ra’s al-Khaymah] upon vessels from Zanzibar, off the East African coast. Kemball writes that he has received correspondence from Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty’s Consul and the Honourable Company’s Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, who has investigated the claims. Of the first case, which dates back to 1852, Kemball writes that the evidence suggests the Joasmee [Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ] chief should be given the benefit of the doubt, and accordingly relieved of liability. Of the second case, Kemball writes that it appears Sultan bin Saqr Āl Qāsimī’s subjects were involved, and that he has pointed out to the Shaikh of ‘gross violation’ of the maritime truce that has occurred. Kemball's letter has two enclosures:
1. Letter no.3 of 1854 (folios 248-49) from Hamerton to Kemball, dated 10 February 1854;
2. Letter no.4 of 1854 (folios 250-51) from Hamerton to Kembal, dated 11 February 1854.
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- Letter no.252 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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- 247r:251v
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