Bunder Abbas Affairs

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This item is comprised of copies of secret letters, despatches and intelligence reports.

Correspondence concerning affairs in Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and information on the arrival of the Ajdaha at Muscat derived from a letter from the Acting Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muskat [Muscat]. Correspondence discusses the resolution of the issue of the lease of Bunder Abbas by the Shah to the Imam of Muskat for an increased rent of 10,000 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. .

Correspondents are the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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 Muscat; and HH Syed Saeed, Imam of Muscat [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd].

Extent and format

1 item (9 folios)

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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY V 121'

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/483

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/5/483, ff 354-362

History of this record

Date(s)

23 Jan 1855-19 Mar 1855 (CE, Gregorian)

Places

Bunder Abbas

People & organisations

Political ResidentImam of Oman

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Bunder Abbas Affairs, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/483, ff 354-362, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100115478364.0x000006> [accessed 5 August 2026]

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