Bagdad Affairs

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 43 of 1854, dated 20 July 1854. The enclosures are numbered 3-6 and are dated 13 May to 20 June 1854.

The enclosures contain correspondence from 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. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. (Lieutenant Henry Creswicke Rawlinson), on affairs connected with the Bagdad Pashalic [Baghdad Pashalik], including events in Kerkook [Kirkuk] and Sulimanieh [As Sulaymaniyah].

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