Letter no.123 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to an agreement made between Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said], Sultan of Muscat, and representatives of Abdullah ben Fysul [Abdullah bin Faisal] of the Wahhabi forces. Kemball writes that representatives of the Imam indicate that 15,000 dollars have been paid to Abdullah bin F...
Letter no.2787 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement by Malet of Kemball's earlier letter (folio 126), informing Kemball that the 'amicable arrangements' between His Hignhess the Sultan of Muscat, Syud Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said], and Abdoolla bin Fysul [Abdullah bin Faisal] is satisfactory.
Letter no.275 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement by Malet of Kemball's previous letter and its enclosures (folios 128-40), advising Kemball that the Government of India fully approves of the conclusion of the permanent Treaty of Peace with the Arab rulers of the Gulf.
Letter no.185 of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter concerns an incident of the shipwreck and plunder of a buglah [boat] off the coast of Fujeerah [Fujairah]. Kemball reports that he has obtained no corroboration of the rumours that the surviving Indian passengers were abducted, stating that he has been assured by Sheikh Sultan ben Sugg...
Letter no.4704 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement by Malet of Kemball's previous letter and its enclosures (folios 145-49), stating that the Governor in Council approves of Kemball's proceedings.
Letter no.4316 of 1853, from Henry Edward Goldsmid, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt by Goldsmid of Kemball's previous correspondence, concerning the mistreatment of the British agent Hajee Yacoob at Sharjah. Goldsmid states that the Governor in Council approves of Kemball's actions, and the His Lordship in Council stresses the importan...
Letter no.1261 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a confirmation of receipt of previous correspondence (IOR/R/15/1/130, ff 315-17) from Kemball, reporting on the discovery of indigo plundered from the Centaur at Ukkr and Fujeera [Fujairah]. Malet states that, in light of Major Atkins Hamerton's (Vice-Consul and Agent at Muscat] abs...
Letter no.307A of 1853, from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to charges made against the British Agent at Sharjah, Hajee Yacoob [Hajji Yaqoob], by Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr]. The following enclosures are included with the letter: 1. The translated extract of a letter (folios 209-10) from Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr to Kembal...
Letter no.1086 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement by Anderson of the receipt of Kemball's previous letter (folios 248-55), reporting on the amicable agreement between the Imam of Muscat and the Wahhabi chief Abdullah bin Faisal. Anderson notes that the Government considers the intelligence received to be very sat...
