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1. IOR/F/4/344/7967

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/344/7967
Title:
Referring to a Correspondence with Admiral Drury respecting the advantages that might result from a Ship of War occasionally visiting the Gulph of Arabia
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence between the Government of Bombay and Rear Admiral William O’Brien Drury, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station, regarding a proposal for increased British naval presence in the Gulf of Arabia [Red Sea] in order to resist French influence in the region.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Feb 1810-14 Apr 1810
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

2. IOR/F/4/344/7968

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/344/7968
Title:
Suggesting that the official designation of Mr Rich the Resident at Bussorah should be "Political Agent in Turkish Arabia"
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence between the Government of Bombay and the Board of Control regarding the proposed closure of the Residency at Baghdad and the transferal of its responsibilities to the Residency at Bussorah [Basra]. It includes a proposal from Bombay that the position of ‘Politi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1808-14 Apr 1810
Extent:
1 item (8 folios)

3. IOR/F/4/344/7963

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/344/7963
Title:
Operations of the Naval and Military Forces employed against the Joasmee Pirates and An application from the Imaum of Muscat for protection against the danger which threatens him from the Wahabees for the part he took in that Expedition
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence regarding the Persian Gulf campaign of 1809, a British naval effort to subdue the activities of the Joasmee [Āl Qāsimī] in the Gulf with the assistance of the Imam of Muscat. Folios 6-25 contain discussions of strategy and detailed accounts of engagements in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Nov 1809-11 Aug 1810
Extent:
1 item (151 folios)