‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles July 17.1856

Mss Eur F231/28, ff 39-45

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The record is made up of 1 item (7 folios). It was created in 17 Jun 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 (3 June 1856, Number 1856, Number 23) 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. (10 June 1856, Numbers 41-44). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.

The despatch from the Governor General (folios 39-42r) is concerned with discrepancies in reports of the occupation of Ghorian and Herat by Persian forces. It also contains discussion about whether Mahomed Yoosoof [Mohammad Yusuf Khan, Regent of Herat] is collusion with the Persian Government.

The section from Bombay (folios 42v-45) contains material on measures for the suppression of the importation of slaves into the Arabian Coast, evasion by dhows of the blockade of Berbera, and a letter from Hart Sahib relaying recent events in Herat and requesting British assistance.

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1 item (7 folios)

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Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, HM Minister to Persia, and HM Consul at Tehran

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English in Latin script

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Mss Eur F231/28, ff 39-45
Date(s): 17 Jun 1856 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: DiplomacyMilitary operationsSlave trade
Places: Herāt
People & organisations: Chief CommissionerViceroy and Governor-General of India in CouncilGovernment of Bombay, Political DepartmentPolitical Resident, Aden

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Reference: Mss Eur F231/28, ff 39-45
Title: ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles July 17.1856
Pages: 39r:45v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain