Circular N. 4142 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf

IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 6-27

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The record is made up of 22 folios. It was created in 7 Sep 1854. 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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Circular N. 4142 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , requesting a report to the Government of any traffic in opium in the Gulf.

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  • Extracts from a letter from Fraser Tytler, Officiating Secretary to the Government of India N. 106 dated 11 February 1837 regulating the opium trade with the Native States to prevent clandestine exports of Malwa opium;
  • Printed minutes from July 1846, July and September 1848, by Mr Willoughby and Mr Reid, regarding taking measures and reporting to the Government on Malwa opium traffic.
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Circular N. 4142 of the Territorial Department Revenue from the Officiating Secretary to the Government at Bombay Castle, Charles Edward Fraser Tytler, to the Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/146, ff 6-27, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023652074.0x000004> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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