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‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, January 14.1856’ [19r] (1/12)
The record is made up of 1 item (6 folios). It was created in 14 Jan 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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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (8 December 1855, Number 64) and the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. (17 December 1855, Numbers 76 and 78-79). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The despatch from the Governor General (folios 19-21r) focuses on an expedition led by Brigadier Chamberlain against the Rabeah Kheil.
The section from Bombay (folios 21v-24) contains an assessment of the military forces that will need to be despatched to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in the event of conflict with Persia, the prospects of conflict in the vicinity of Aden between the Oulaki and Foutheli, and arrangements for mounted police at Aden.
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- Mss Eur F231/27, ff 19-24
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- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, January 14.1856’
- Pages
- 19r:24v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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