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Letter from Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton), Barrakpore to Sir Lewis Pelly, India [190r] (3/8)
The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 4 Mar 1877. 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 regarding Lewis Pelly's role in representating Lord Lytton and the British Government in negotiations with an envoy of the Khan of Afghanistan, and setting out a clear position and policy with regard to Afghanistan for the purposes of the forthcoming talks.
Enclosed with the letter is an extract of a letter which also forms the basis of the letter at folios 197-198 and which is Lord Lytton's final reply and instructions to be used by Pelly in communicating with the Ameer [Amir] of Afghanistan's envoy, and outlines the course of action to be pursued should the Envoy choose to rupture negotiations and return to Cabul [Kabul].
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Letter from Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton), Barrakpore to Sir Lewis Pelly, India [190r] (3/8), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/7, ff 189-192, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023442203.0x0000b4> [accessed 7 July 2026]
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- Mss Eur F126/7, ff 189-192
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- Letter from Lord Lytton (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton), Barrakpore to Sir Lewis Pelly, India
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- 189r:192v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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