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Memorandum by Pelly on the development of Steam and Telegraph Communications and their impact on the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf [‎13r] (1/6)

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 1860s. 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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The memo gives Pelly's thoughts on the role of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the suppression of the Slave Trade and Piracy and also in the development of Trade.

Pelly goes on to give his thoughts on Bushire as the location for the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , including the unsuitability of its location geographically and the difficulties in obtaining naval support. The memo also contains details on the development of the telegraph and Pelly's thoughts on the need for a coal depot in the Gulf area.

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Memorandum by Pelly on the development of Steam and Telegraph Communications and their impact on the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf [‎13r] (1/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/36, ff 13-15, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100022905642.0x00001a> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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