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The record is made up of 1 item (6 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1823. 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 item comprises an enclosure 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. [Mumbai] 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. : Bombay Secret Letter 22 March 1823. The enclosure is dated 22 March 1823.

The item comprises a letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay, to HE Viscount ‘Strongfold’ ( sic) [Strangford], British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, regarding the ‘unfounded’ charges by the Ottoman Porte against Captain Hutchinson, the Resident at Mocha. The letter contains a summary and full rebuttal of all the charges in the complaint.

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The despatch comprises one enclosure, numbered 1. The enclosure number is written for reference on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the last folio of the enclosure.

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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/5/369, ff 146-151

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22 Mar 1823 (CE, Gregorian)

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Mocha Affairs, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/369, ff 146-151, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100122005751.0x000008> [accessed 11 August 2026]

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