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‘Affairs at Aden’ [‎368v] (22/30)

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The record is made up of 1 item (15 folios). It was created in 17 Feb 1852. 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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Enclosure nos. 2-10 to a despatch from the Secret Department, 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], dated 17 February 1852. The enclosures are dated 3 January-11 February 1852.

The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including: reports of a grounded vessel in the vicinity and a boat sent out to assist being unable to locate it; the arrival, for use as ballast, of stones from the destroyed fortifications in Berbera of Sheik Shermarkhi Ali [Ḥājjī Sharmārkī ‘Alī Ṣāliḥ], the former Governor; and a request from Ali M Houssain [‘Alī I bin Muḥsin al-‘Abdalī], Sultan of Lahidge [Lahej], for a supply of fuses.

The primary correspondents are 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. , Aden, and the Government of India.

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‘Affairs at Aden’ [‎368v] (22/30), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/472, ff 358-372, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100131965642.0x000092> [accessed 31 October 2024]

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