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Letter no.311 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay [‎151v] (4/4)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 20 Sep 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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Covering letter discussing an intelligence report received by Kemball from Hajee Yacoob, native agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah, dated 25 August 1852. Yacoob's report is appended to Kemball's letter (f 151). In his letter Yacoob states that, in spite of the quiet appearance of affairs on the Arab coast, the sheikh of Dubai has sent a man to Muscat to seek the Imam's help in the defence of his town against its neighbours. Yacoob also states that he has received a letter from Saeed ben Tahnoon [Sa'id bin Tahnun, sheikh of Abu Dhabi] informing him that Ben Saood [Amir Faisal ibn Turki] intends to proceed to Oman after Eid.

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Letter no.311 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay [‎151v] (4/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 150-51, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051737.0x000076> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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