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Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay, Vol 142 [‎363r] (732/858)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (424 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1860-22 Jun 1860. It was written in English and French. 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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The volume contains Enclosures to Despatches from the Secret Department of HM's 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. , Bombay Castle, to the Political and Secret Department of the 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. . The Despatches are dated 9 January 1860 to 22 June 1860. The Enclosures contain correspondence dated 1859-60.

The main subjects covered by the Enclosures include: Aden affairs (including French influence in the Red Sea, and the slave trade); Zanzibar Affairs (especially the slave trade); 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. affairs (general reports, including telegraphic communications, relations with Persia, river transport, and grain shortages); and Bahrain Affairs (especially the threat of conflict with the Emirate of Najd, and alleged overtures by the Ruler of Bahrain to surrender sovereignty over Bahrain to Persia or the Ottoman Empire, IOR/L/PS/5/504, ff 286-334).

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1 volume (424 folios)
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There is an alphabetical subject index to the Enclosures on folios 360-423. The page references in the index refer to the original pagination sequence in the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 426; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.

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English and French in Latin script
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