Letter no.388 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
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Letter informing Malet of Kemball's communication (ff 207-08) to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, of 'vessels of suspicious character' reported to be 'lurking' in the Gulf.
Letter no.416 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
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Kemball reports of his instructions given to Lieutenant James Tronson, Commanding Officer on board the Honourable Company's ship Tigris, in the wake of acts of piracy committed against boats owned by subjects of Sheikh Sultan bin Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr], by vessels belonging to Debaie [Dubai] a...
Letter no.3278 of 1852, from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter acknowledging Kemball's previous despatch (ff 248-56), and approving of its contents. Malet also writes that the Governor in Council presumes that Kemball has sufficiently stressed to Commodore Robinson that the Firman of the Porte empowering him to stop and search suspected vessels carryi...
Letter no.3299 of 1852, from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter acknowledging Kemball's previous despatch (ff 258-60), praising the actions of the British Agent at Bandar-e Lengeh and approving Kemball's actions.
Letter no.4244 of 1852, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government Bombay
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Malet acknowledges receipt of Hennell's previous letters (ff 265-73, 274-75), and expresses regret that the Honourable Company's Brigantine Tigris arrived at Muscat too late in the season to successfully intercept any vessels carrying slaves from Africa. Malet also states that the 'interferences'...
Letter no.182 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
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Further reports on proceedings in Bahrain, enclosing numerous enclosures: 1) Translated extract of a report from the the British agent at Bahrain, Hajee Jassim (ff 17-18), dated 30 April 1852, on activities between the rulers of Bahrain and Muscat, including the exchange of messages; 2) Transl...
Letter (no.413 of 1852) from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
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Covering letter for two enclosures: 1) The translated extract of a report (f 67) from Hajee Jassem, the British Agent at Bahrain, to Kemball, dated 12 November, stating that a messenger has recently delivered letters to Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa from the Wahhabi Chief Amir Faisal, on the paym...
Letter no.415 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
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Continued correspondence on the negotiations between Sheikh Muhammad bin Khalifa, ruler of Bahrain, and his estranged nephews, residing in Dammam. Kemball describes the 'state of exitement' that Bahrain continues to exist in, over uncertainties of whether an invasion of the island from Dammam wil...
