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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 1 Mar 1883-8 Mar 1883. 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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of many and various types, and of seeing what Muhammedanism is like in a
country where Islam is the dominant faith. I cannot help thinking that, if
Baghdad were nearer India, the necessity of giving the Resident an Assistant
would have been recognized long before this, and I am strongly of opinion
that the public interests suffer through the omission to appoint one.
Trevor Chichelet Plowden,
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.
in
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
, and
Consul General, Baghdad.
London, 1st March 1883.
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A memorandum with a cover note, in which the 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. and Consul General at Baghdad, Trevor John Chichele Plowden, writes to the Political Secretary, 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. , Sir Owen Tudor Burne, suggesting that clarification be sought from the Turkish Porte regarding their permission for the British to replace the Comet at Baghdad with a new steamer; consideration should also be given to the new ship's armament and to the composition of the crew. The author also mentions the expediency of giving the Resident in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. an assistant.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at folio 47, and terminates at folio 49, as it is part of a larger volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 5-152; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 47r:49v
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