Letter from Major-General Lionel Smith, Kishm [Qeshm] to Captain Deschamps, Commander of the Troops and Acting Political Agent at Kishme [Qeshm]
IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 108-111
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The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 10 Apr 1821. 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 consists of instructions concerning how the Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. should manage the garrison at Kishme [Qeshm], along with guidance on how to interact with other powers in the region, particularly Persia. It outlines limitations he should respect with regard to undertaking operations against pirates, and the resources that are to be placed at his disposal to facilitate his duties.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 108-111
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- 10 Apr 1821 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter from Major-General Lionel Smith, Kishm [Qeshm] to Captain Deschamps, Commander of the Troops and Acting Political Agent at Kishme [Qeshm], British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 108-111, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023711596.0x00001b> [accessed 12 June 2024]
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- IOR/R/15/1/23, ff 108-111
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- Letter from Major-General Lionel Smith, Kishm [Qeshm] to Captain Deschamps, Commander of the Troops and Acting Political Agent at Kishme [Qeshm]
- Pages
- 108r:111v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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