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Letter No. 34 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay [‎78v] (3/4)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 23 Apr 1866. 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 the placing of gun-boats at the disposal of the Resident for the protection of the telegraph stations; the detachment of 30 marines protecting the telegraph station at Masendum [Musandam] which had been quartered on a boat so as to maintain the agreement regarding no troops being landed; and detailing the layout at Masendom [Musandam] including the possibilities of attack and the boat with marines being the best temporay protection.

The letter goes on to describe the situation at Bassidore and Bushire and Pelly's intentions with regards to the ships Caromandel and Berenice.

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Letter No. 34 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay [‎78v] (3/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/38, ff 77v-79, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023554716.0x00009d> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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