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Letter no.75 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay [5r] (1/10)
The record is made up of 5 folios. It was created in 3 Apr 1852. 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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Kemball reports on his visit to Sheikh Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Muhammad bin Khalifa] ruler of Bahrain, in which the two men discuss the threat posted by the Wahhabi chief Ameer Fysul [Faisal bin Turki] and others (from Qatar, Oman) to Bahrain, and the risk of invasion. The question of British protection extended to Bahrain is discussed, as is bin Khalifa's rule and attitude to his own people and Arab neighbours. Kemball writes that he will continue to monitor the situation on the Arab Coast, and will take all steps to prevent invasion of Bahrain should it be attempted.
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Letter no.75 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay [5r] (1/10), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 5-9, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051736.0x000019> [accessed 19 April 2024]
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- Letter no.75 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
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- 5r:9v
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