Letter No. 496 from William Muir, Secretary to the Government of India, Simla to the Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter approving the reply the Bombay Council propose giving to the envoys of Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] and authorising a native agent to manage the Muskat [Muscat] residency in the interim. The letter goes on to authorise merchants trading with Muskat, but that they must judge thei...
Letter from Lewis Pelly, Her Majesty's Political Resident Persian Gulf to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter regarding the delivery of the letter for Muskat [Muscat] to the de-facto Government, the apparent calming of matters in Muskat and the resumption of trade there. The letter goes on to recommend not appointing Gaspar Rozario to Muskat but to select the head Arabic Mirza of the Muskat res...
Letter No. 36 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muskat to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter regarding Lewis Pelly not having received letter No. 523 containing details of the agreement to resume relations with the Sultan of Muskat [Muscat]; his arrival at Muskat and the subsequent recognition of Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini]; and the desires of the Wahabee Ameer [Wahhabi ...
Letter No. 83 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter reporting his arrival at Bushire and that all matters at Muskat [Muscat] have been satisfactorily arranged. The letter goes on to report on a visit to the Telegraph Station at Mussendom [Musandam] and to give his observations that the Arab tribes around the coast have been showing a 'conc...
Letter No. 96 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter regarding the resolution of the Muskat [Muscat] - Wahabee [Wahhabi] affair; Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] starting afresh and the threat to him from his uncle Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] who had recently made an attempt to avenge his brother's death (after waiting for Pelly to de...
Letter No. 602 from William Muir, Secretary to the Government of India to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay.
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Letter expressing the hope that Lewis Pelly can bring about a satisfactory conclusion to conciliatory talks between the Wahabees [Wahhabis] and Muskat [Muscat] and asking him to use his own discretion to resolve matters regarding the British Subjects injured at Soor [Sur]. The letter goes on t...
Letter No. 1 of 1867 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf , Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter regarding a telegram received from Government requesting that Pelly inform Sayed Torkee [Turki bin Said] that they forbid him from attacking Muskat [Muscat] and that if he persists and violates the maritime truce they will treat him as an enemy. The letter also requests that Pelly trans...
Letter No. 52 of 1865 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter regarding the Wahabee [Wahhabi] Muskat [Muscat] dispute and the involvement of the Shaikh of Bahrain in wishing to aid Muskat in protecting the sea ports on the Arab coast from the Wahabees. The letter goes on to inform Government that the Sultan of Muskat is sending ships to blockade W...
Letter No. 127 of 1866 from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter outlining the situation with regards to Bahrain, their independence and the tribute which is paid to the Wahabee Ameer [Wahhabi Amir] for lands on the mainland, including Gwettar [Qatar].
Letter No. 16 of 1867 from Lord Cranborne, India Office, London to His Excellency the Honorable the Governor in Council, Bombay
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Letter enclosing a copy of despatch No. 37 of 1867 regarding affairs in the Persian Gulf. The enclosure approves of Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] as successor to his late father and commends Lewis Pelly on excercising wise discretion in not coupling his visit of recognition with a visit ...