‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Oct 20 1855’ [76r] (3/16)
The record is made up of 1 item (8 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 1855. 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 President in Council (8 September 1855, Numbers 49-50) 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. (12 September 1855, Number 59). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The two despatches from the President in Council (folios 75-80) provide details on Jung Bahadoor's[Jang Bahadur Kunwar] (Nepalese Prime Minister) terms for peace with Thibet [Tibet], updates from Cabool [Kabul] and the Punjab, and the Amir of Afghanistan's request for a ratified copy of the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of Friendship (1855).
The section from Bombay (folios 81-82) discusses the severance of supplies to Aden by the Foutheli occupation of Bir Ahmed, and a proposal to gift a sum of money to the Oulaki Sultan in return for loyalty to the British.
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- Mss Eur F231/26, ff 75-82
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- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Oct 20 1855’
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- 75r:77r, 78v:82v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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