Aden Affairs

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This item comprises 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 142 of 1846, dated 2 December 1846. The enclosures are dated 24 September-28 November 1846.

The enclosures relate to a complaint by Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, 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 Aden, regarding the initial refusal of Captain James Kilner, the Executive Engineer, Aden, to furnish him with the sanctioned plans for the fortifications of Aden for inspection by Commodore Sir Henry Blackwood. Also covered are:

• Kilner’s release of the plans upon learning that Blackwood has instructions directly from the Governor-General of India to inspect and report upon the sea defences of Aden
• Haines’s complaint about Kilner’s repeated lack of courtesy, and insistence on the need for a regulation or instruction to be put in place in order to avert future uncooperative behaviour respecting the Political Agent’s authority
• The concurrence of 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. that Kilner’s conduct was wrong and deprecation of ‘these wranglings between 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. and the Engineer Department’ (f 247)
• The agreement of the Governor-General that Kilner ‘manifested a want of a conciliatory disposition’ (f 251), coupled with a defence of Kilner’s adherence to proper confidentiality and security procedures and suggestion that 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. admonish both officers, who should show ‘an example of moderation and an obliging spirit’ towards each other, adding that ‘no regulations or instructions can enforce courtesy’ (f 252).

The principal correspondents are 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. , Haines, and the Government of India.

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1 item (16 folios)

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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 85

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/447

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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.

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Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/5/447, ff 240-255

Former external reference(s)

No. 142 of 1846

History of this record

Date(s)

2 Dec 1846 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Political conflicts

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Aden

People & organisations

Political AgentGovernment of BombayGovernment of IndiaExecutive Engineer

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