Letter No.3933 of 1864 from Charles Gonne, Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Mss Eur F126/55, f 19
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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 26 Dec 1864-9 Jan 1865. 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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Letter forwarding some correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat and the Sultan of Muscat (Thuwaini bin Said Al-Said) for Pelly's information and requesting a report from him on his opinion of the differences between the Sultans of Muscat and the Wahabees [Wahhabi] (Faisal ibn Turki al Sa'ud).
The letter also informs Pelly that he may offer to act as a mediator between the two parties but that he should make it clear to the Sultan of Muscat that the British Government has no intention of interfering in the matter.
The letter also contains a note by Lewis Pelly dated 9 January 1865.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- Mss Eur F126/55, f 19
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- 26 Dec 1864-9 Jan 1865 (CE, Gregorian)
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- KoweitBaroda StateIranPersian GulfRajputanaRiyadhRussiaSindMuscatZanzibarAl-Hasa
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- Government of Bombay, Chief SecretaryAmir Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Āl Sa'ūdSir Lewis Pelly, KnightWilliam Henry ColvillSir Henry Bartle Edward FrereSir Frederic John Goldsmid, KnightSir William Henry Rodes Green, KnightSir Robert Phayre, KnightThomas George Baring, 1st Earl of NorthbrookSir William Lockyer Merewether, KnightWilliam Gifford PalgraveSir Charles Umpherston Aitchison, KnightWahabi (Tribe)
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- Letter No.3933 of 1864 from Charles Gonne, Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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- 19r:19v
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