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Letter No.1044B (Political Department) from David Greenhill, Secretary to Government, to Colonel Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎4r] (1/16)

The record is made up of 8 folios. It was created in 8 Sep 1826. 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 a covering letter, enclosing a copy of a letter (folios 5-7) from Commodore Hood Hanway Christian at Port Louis, Mauritius, dated 10 May 1826. Christian’s letter relates to the status of Mombas [Mombasa] on the East African coast, which was made a British Protectorate in February 1824 in response to the capture of nearby Pemba Island by the Imam of Muscat. Christian writes that, in light of the British Government’s disapproval of the measures taken by Captain Owen in making Mombasa a Protectorate, he encloses a letter (folios 7-11) sent by himself to John Wilson Croker, Secretary to the Admiralty, dated 9 May 1826. In this letter, Christian acknowledges the British Government’s disapproval of the making of a Protectorate of Mombasa, and sets out his proposals for British withdrawal from the town. Christian discusses the likely effects of withdrawal, including the extent to which the town’s inhabitants will be at the mercy of the Imam of Muscat, and the impact British withdrawal will have on the slave trade in the region.

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Letter No.1044B (Political Department) from David Greenhill, Secretary to Government, to Colonel Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎4r] (1/16), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/39, ff 4-11, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023483809.0x000008> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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