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Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to Captain Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Bussorah [Basra] [83v] (2/5)
The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 6 Mar 1825. 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 is informing the Resident at Bussorah [Basra] that Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat, plans on blockading that port; the Imam has outstanding claims against the Government of Bagdad [Baghdad]. It notes that the Imam has sought assurances of British neutrality, should he opt to seek redress in this manner.
It reports that the Resident has got the Imam to agree to give him time to mediate his claim with the Government of Bagdad, and it is requested that Mr Taylor uses his influence with the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Bagdad to achieve a resolution; it is suggested that the vulnerability of Muscat to a blockade is highlighted.
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Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to Captain Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Bussorah [Basra] [83v] (2/5), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/33, f 83-85, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023472630.0x0000b0> [accessed 24 April 2024]
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- Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire Residency to Captain Robert Taylor, Political Agent at Bussorah [Basra]
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- 83v:85r
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