Letter no.288 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement of Kemball’s previous despatch relative to the unrest in Bahrain, and the claim on Bahrain by Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdullah. Anderson writes that Kemball is authorised to communicate to the Wahabee [Wahhābī] chief Ameer Fysul [Fayṣal ibn Turki] that the British Go...
Letter no.16 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, enclosing a letter (folio 98) from George Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of India, to Anderson, dated 22 December 1854. Edmonstone writes that the Bombay Government fully approves of Kemball’s proceedings in relation to the recent unrest at Bahrain.
Letter no.2A of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosures relate to the continuing tensions between Shaikh Mohamed ben Khuleefa [Muḥammad bin Khalīfah], ruler of Bahrain, and Sheikh Mohamed ben Abdullah [Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh], residing at Demaum [Dammām]. Kemball writes that he has received ‘evasive answers’ from both Mu...
Letter no.5241 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement of Kemball’s earlier letter relating to unrest at Bahrain. Anderson writes that the Government approves of the tenor of Kemball’s letter to Ameer Fysul [Fayṣal ibn Turki], as well as of his instructions to Commodore Robinson. Anderson reminds Kemball of the toughe...
Letter no.418 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, sent in relation to the piracies committed in the Gulf by Humeed bin Mujdell, and enclosing a letter no.155, sent to Anderson by G. Edmonstone, the Secretary to the Government of India, dated 12 January 1855. In the letter, Edmonstone writes that the Governor Gene...
Letter no.13A of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosures relates to the recent unrest between the Bahrain ruler Shaikh Mahomed ben Khuleefa [Muḥammad bin Khalīfah] and the Wahabee [Wahhābī] ruler Ameer Fysul [Fayṣal ibn Turki], and British diplomatic relations with Fayṣal ibn Turki, who is understood to be harbouring the ...
Letter no. 386 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosures relate to British measures to punish the fugitive Humud bin Mujdell. The following enclosures are included after Kemball’s letter: 1. Letter no.166 of 1854 (folios 131-32) from Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron to Kemball, dated 3...
Letter no.182 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Kemball’s earlier letter reporting on the punishment of the fugitive Humud bin Mujdell, on which Anderson expresses the Government's satisfaction. Anderson also writes that Shaikh Mahomed bin Khuleefa’s [Muḥammad bin Khalīfah] application for release...
Letter no.21 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to attempts by the underwriters of the cargo ship Centaur, shipwrecked and plundered in May 1852, to recover her lost cargo of indigo. Kemball writes to the Government to report that he has received a letter from Colin Campbell, Honourary Secretary of the Insurance General Comm...
Letter no.32 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to the Wahabee [Wahhābī] presence on the Arab coast. Kemball reports that he has received intelligence from the Native Agent at Sharjah, of which an English translation is enclosed with his letter, dated 29 December 1853 (folio 175), stating that the Wahhabi commander Abdullah...
