‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Feb:13.1856’

Mss Eur F231/27, ff 33-36

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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 13 Feb 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 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. (15-16 January 1856, Numbers 5-8 and 19). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.

The dispatches cover the following topics: the question as to whether Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. from Candahar [Kandahar] should be permitted to enter Sind, the conclusion of a formal peace agreement between the Oulaki and the Sultan of Lahedge [Lahej], measures to be taken against the Foutheli, and the position of the British 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. following the suspension of diplomatic ties with Persia. It also includes a couple of very brief updates on 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. .

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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 33-36
Date(s): 13 Feb 1856 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: DiplomacyMilitary operations
Places: Candahar
People & organisations: Government of Bombay, Political DepartmentCommissioner, Sind

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Reference: Mss Eur F231/27, ff 33-36
Title: ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Feb:13.1856’
Pages: 33r:36v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain