Letter no.604 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 187-188
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 21 Feb 1856. 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, relating to the means available to British officials for the suppression of the slave trade between East Africa and the Gulf. Enclosed with the letter are extracts of paragraphs 10 and 11 from despatch no.30 of 1855, from the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , dated 19 December 1855. Paragraph 10 notes with pleasure the success of the suppression of the slave trade on the Persian coast. Paragraph 11 notes the lack of success in suppressing the slave trade on the Arab coast, and states the desirability for new treaties that would allow British officials to seize slaves after they had been landed, and charge the importers of slaves.
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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/15/1/157, ff 187-188
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- 21 Feb 1856 (CE, Gregorian)
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Letter no.604 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 187-188, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024066926.0x000046> [accessed 19 August 2026]
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- IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 187-188
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- Letter no.604 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
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- 187r:188v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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