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The record is made up of 1 item (5 folios). It was created in 7 Jun 1860. 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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Enclosure No. 3 to Despatch No. 23 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 7 June 1860. The Enclosure is dated 11 April 1860. Received 12 July 1860.

The Enclosure contains a despatch from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in 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. , to HBM's Ambassador at Constantinople. The despatch covers: appointment of subordinate governors; detention of boats on the Tigris; the reinstatement of the Shaikh of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]; the supply of coals for Ottoman steamers; telegraphic communications; and miscellaneous news.

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IOR/L/PS/5/504, ff 259-263
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Turkish Arabia Affairs, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/504, ff 259-263, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100081317367.0x000005> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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