‘Relative to the Occupation of the Island of Kishm vol 1’ [‎69r] (137/194)

Content

This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters 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. . It is the first in a series of two items about the island of Kishm [Qeshm] (the other is IOR/F/4/762/20694). The principal correspondents are 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. and Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia.

The item discusses:

• The occupation of the island of Kishm by British troops, with a list of the troops present on the island (f 74)
• The claims of Persia and Muscat to sovereignty over the island
• The fears of Persia over the occupation of Kishm and Andrew Jukes’s mission to Governor of Fars [ Prince-Governor A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925). of Fārs, Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā]
• A proposed expedition against the Joasmees [ al-Qawāsim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. ]
• The conduct of William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Būshehr]
• Relations between Persia and Bahrein [Bahrain], and between Muscat and Bahrein.

The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political No. 855, Draft 106, P.C. 200, [Season] 24/5’ and ‘Examiner’s Office 1823’.

Extent and format

1 item (93 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 5, and terminates at 97, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

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