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Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra] [‎144r] (2/2)

The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 22 Jan 1768. 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 confirms 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. 's compliance with a proposed new pass system for boats sailing under the Company's protection in the Gulf. It is reported that Shaik Saddoon [Sheikh Sa‘dūn] has returned from Schirash without successfully lifting the embargo on Bushire, claiming that the Caun [Karim Khan] wishes to settle things with the English first.

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Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra] [‎144r] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 143v-144, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196151.0x00007f> [accessed 12 June 2026]

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