‘Persian Gulf. Contemplated blockade of the Persian Ports of the Gulf by the Governor of Bunder Abbass’ [‎390v] (4/14)

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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter 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. to the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , 30 September 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the twenty-sixth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item relates to correspondence between Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty’s Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at the Court of Persia [Iran], in August 1847. The correspondence relates to:

• The potential motives behind Sheik Syf ben Nubhan’s [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma’walī’s], Governor of Bender Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas], proposal to launch a blockade against Persian ports of the Gulf
• Their doubts about Sheik Syf ben Nubhan’s allegations against Hoossein Khan [Ḥusayn Khān], Governor of Fars
• The status of Bender Abbass as a port coming under the jurisdiction of the Imam of Muscat whilst remaining within the territory of the Shah of Persia, and the potential complications of this
• Potential arguments Hennell and Sheil could use for justifying British intervention to discourage or prevent Sheik Syf ben Nubhan from going through with the blockade.

Bender Abbass is also rendered in the text as Bunderabass.

The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 26.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

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1 item (7 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 390), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date & No. of Document’ and ‘Date & No. of Consultation’.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 389, and terminates at f 395, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.

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