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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 29 Aug 1854. 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 part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch 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. Secret Department to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , Number 48 of 1854, dated 29 August 1854. The enclosures are numbered 3-4 and are dated 7-22 July 1854.
The enclosures comprise the following: a letter from George Frederick Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of India, concerning the 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. , Muscat, and the trade of enslaved persons in the dominions of the Imam of Muscat; a resolution by the Board of Control Formally known as the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company. , dated 22 July 1854.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/481, ff 356-359
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- Muscat Affairs
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- 356r:359v
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