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Printed letter No.6A from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Acting Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Henry Lacon Anderson, Political Department, Bombay [‎2r] (3/4)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 16 Feb 1863. 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 letter contains Pelly's arguments for relocating the 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. to Cassab [Khaşab] on the Mussondoom [Musandam] Promontory, focusing on trade, relationships with local chiefs and support for the agencies in the area.

Also included are Pelly's thoughts on the situation in Oman under the new Sultan, trade in Persia, in-depth analysis of the Caravan trade, the location of the Telegraph and Steamers in Kuwait and the Telegraph, Coal Depots and Political Residencies throughout the Gulf.

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Printed letter No.6A from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Acting Political Resident, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Henry Lacon Anderson, Political Department, Bombay [‎2r] (3/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/37, ff 1-2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023378365.0x000004> [accessed 19 July 2026]

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