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The record is made up of 1 item (14 folios). It was created in 14 Sep 1850-3 Oct 1850. 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 52 of 1850, dated 3 October 1850. The enclosures are numbered 3-13 and are dated 14 September-3 October 1850.
The correspondence discusses affairs in the vicinity of Aden including:
- A request from the King of Shoa [Shewa] for the transmission of the present from Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom together with some gunpowder and medicine.
- Authorisation for 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. at Aden to communicate with HM Consul in Abyssina [the Ethiopian Empire] in connection with the request of the King of Shoa.
Correspondents include 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. at Aden and the Governor in Council, Bombay.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/465, ff 428-441
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- Aden Affairs
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- 428r:441v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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