‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, May 14.1856’

Mss Eur F231/27, ff 113-114

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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 14 May 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 April 1856, Number 14) 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. (14 and 16 April 1856, Numbers 25 and 30). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.

The despatch from the Governor General (folio 113r) is concerned with a manifesto issued by the Persian Government regarding its policy over Herat.

The section from Bombay (folios 113v-114) outlines the Government's policy on sending an expedition to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the difficulties being experienced by the staff of the Bushire 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. .

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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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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 F231/27, ff 113-114
Date(s): 14 May 1856 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Military operations
Places: PersiaBushire
People & organisations: Government of Bombay, Political DepartmentViceroy and Governor-General of India in CouncilPolitical Resident, Persian GulfPersian Gulf Political Residency

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Reference: Mss Eur F231/27, ff 113-114
Title: ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, May 14.1856’
Pages: 113r:114v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain