‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec 14 1855’

Mss Eur F231/26, ff 109-112

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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 14 Dec 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 November 1855, Numbers 59-60) 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. (16 November 1855, Number 70). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.

The despatches from the President in Council (folios 109-110) are concerned with policing arrangements at Peshawar, and progress reports from the Government of India's diplomatic mission to the Court of Ava.

The section from Bombay (folios 111-112) is concerned with measures to prevent the Foutheli communicating with Aden.

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Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India and the Government of Bombay

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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 F231/26, ff 109-112
Date(s): 14 Dec 1855 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: SecurityDiplomacy
Places: Burmah
People & organisations: Government of Bombay, Political DepartmentPresident and Governor of Bombay in Council

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Reference: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 109-112
Title: ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec 14 1855’
Pages: 109r:112v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain