Abyssinia and Red Sea Affairs
IOR/L/PS/5/504, ff 22-28
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The record is made up of 1 item (7 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 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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Enclosures Nos. 3-6 of Despatch No. 4 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 22 February 1860. The Enclosures are dated 17 January-13 February 1860. Received 21 March 1860.
The Enclosures concern affairs in Abyssinia, and the intention of Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan, 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. , Aden, to undertake a tour of the Red Sea in order to gather intelligence on the activities of the French there.
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- 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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- IOR/L/PS/5/504, ff 22-28
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- No. 4
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- 22 Feb 1860 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Red Sea
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- Political Resident, Aden
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- Abyssinia and Red Sea Affairs
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