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Enclosures of letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.11, dated 15 January 1875: Nos. 3 to 45 of Abstract of Contents, from the Officiating Under-Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William [‎100r] (99/100)

The record is made up of 50 folios. It was created in 15 Jan 1875. 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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Enclosure No. 43.
No, 117P V dated Fort William, 14th January 1875 (Confidential).
From—C. U. Aitchison, Esq., C.S .I., Secy, to the Govt, of India, Foreign Dept.,
To— Col. Sir Lewis Pelly, K .C.S .I., Agent, G.-G. and Special Commr., Baroda.
A lthough His Excellency the Viceroy and Governor-General in Council
cannot anticipate the results of the enquiry ordered in my separate letter,
No. 114A.P. of yesterday's date, it is nevertheless necessary to be prepared in
the event of their proving unfavorable to His Highness the Gaekwar.
2. You are therefore requested to report, for the information of the
Governor-General in Council, who are the surviving representatives of the
Geakwar's house, and what are their respective claims to be selected to rule
the Baroda State in the event of Mulhar Rao Gaekwar being permanently
set aside.
3. His Excellency in Council will also be glad to receive any remarks or
suggestions you may desire to make as to the manner in which a native
administration should be re-established at Baroda.
No. 118P.
C opy to Bombay Government for information.
Enclosure No. 44.
Telegram, No, 115P,, dated 14th January 1875.
From—Foreign Secretary, Calcutta,
To— Sir Lewis Pelly, ]3aroda.
T ake legal steps' through Solicitor to Bombay Government to impound all
moneys of Gaekwar in any Bank in Bombay by notice to the Bankers, or such
other legal proceedings as may be advised. Government of India claim them
as property of State of Baroda.
Enclosure No. 45.
Telegram, dated 14th January 1875,
From— Sir Lewis Pelly, Baroda,
To—Foreign Secretary, Calcutta,
T he Gaekwar visited me this morning, when I politely explained to him the
situation, and read to him, in the presence of Staff and Officer Commanding, the
proclamation. I then accompanied His Highness just beyond camp limits, and
there intimated formally to him the necessity for his being detained. He is
lodged with 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. Surgeon, who is his personal friend, in the
best house in cantonment, which is on several accounts preferable to
his bein 0 * in the town. His Highness protested his innocence, and constantly
asked that the enquiry might be conducted by the A iceroy and myself.
He will be treated 'with every consideration. I have summoned the
Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. and principal men of all classes to 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. for interview, and
caused during the night the Government intentions to be explained in the
city I have Informed the Commander -in-Chief and the Chief Magistrate that
I hold them responsible for the peace. Detachment of three hundred men sent
down to watch city gates and put seals on the treasury, &c. All quiet.
91
Exd.—J, T. F,
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The enclosures relate to the attempted poisoning of Colonel Robert Phayre, formerly Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Baroda, including the Colonels interviews with the staff at 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. on duty the day of the poisoning, and the implication that the Gaekwar of Baroda had ordered it. Also discussed are the subsequent enquiry into the affairs of the Gaekwar, both financial and personal, and concerns that such an enquiry and any subsequent trial could lead to civil disturbances in Baroda.

The enclosed correspondence is between the Secretary to Government at Bombay (Charles Gonne); Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department (Charles Umpherston Aitchison and Frederick Henvey - Officiating Under-Secretary); Agent, Governor-General for Rajputana [Rājasthān] and Special Commissioner at Baroda (Lewis Pelly); the Viceroy of India (Thomas George Baring, Second Baron Northbrook); the Advocate-General at Bombay (Andrew Scoble); and the Commissioner of Police at Bombay (Frank Henry Souter).

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Enclosures of letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.11, dated 15 January 1875: Nos. 3 to 45 of Abstract of Contents, from the Officiating Under-Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William [‎100r] (99/100), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/81, ff 52-100, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023626961.0x000002> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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