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1. IOR/P/1338 Mar 1879 nos 25-49

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IOR/P/1338 Mar 1879 nos 25-49
Title:
Provision of relief for destitute pilgrims
Scope & Content:
pp 95-129. Government of India forwards to the Secretary of State dispatches received from the Government of Bengal regarding the proposed appointment of a Muslim Pilgrim Agent to whom pilgrims could apply for information and assistance, or the establishment of a pilgrim relief fund; plus dispat...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1878-Mar 1879
Extent:
24 pages

2. IOR/P/1203 Mar 1878 nos 28-30

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IOR/P/1203 Mar 1878 nos 28-30
Title:
Regulation of pilgrim traffic in the East
Scope & Content:
pp 273-83. Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs forwards to Sir Louis Mallet copy correspondence regarding coal steamers carrying pilgrim traffic, their use of the Suez canal, and relevant shipping regulations. Includes correspondence from A Anson, Administrator of the Straits Settlements...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Dec 1877-Mar 1878
Extent:
10 pages

3. IOR/P/1003 May 1877 nos 15-17

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IOR/P/1003 May 1877 nos 15-17
Title:
Overcrowding of pilgrim vessels lying between the ports of Aden ['Adan] and Jeddah
Scope & Content:
pp 117-20. Correspondence regarding pilgrim vessels, the Native Passenger Ships Act, and the Ottoman sanitary administration. Includes communications received from the Government of Bombay, the Secretary of State for India, the Political Resident at Aden, and the Consul at Jeddah.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1877-May 1877
Extent:
4 pages

4. IOR/P/1203 Mar 1878 no 09

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IOR/P/1203 Mar 1878 no 09
Title:
Reporting decisions made during a meeting of the Egyptian Board of Health
Scope & Content:
p 263. Letter received from C Vivian, Cairo, informing the Government of India of the quarantine periods imposed on pilgrims at the Gebel Tor and Suez, and that the land transit through Egypt is closed to pilgrims until further notice.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1878
Extent:
1 page

5. IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 46-47

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IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 46-47
Title:
Establishment in Bombay of a lodging-house for the accommodation of Muslim pilgrims arriving there from different parts of India prior to their proceeding to Mecca on pilgrimage
Scope & Content:
pp 365-67. Communication from the Government of Bombay regarding measures taken to implement the recommendation of Abdur Razzack that accommodation for pilgrims be provided in Bombay. Government confirm that Haji Karim Mahomed bin Suleman has offered a sum of Rs 25,000 to establish a musáfarkhana...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1881-Aug 1881
Extent:
3 pages

6. IOR/P/525 Dec 1874 nos 05-09

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IOR/P/525 Dec 1874 nos 05-09
Title:
Precautions taken due to apparent plague outbreak in Mecca
Scope & Content:
pp 371-72. Government of India forward to the Government of the Punjab copy extracts from the Aden News Report, plus translated letter from Sheikh Esaw Ben Khuleefa, Chief of Bahrain, advising that as a precaution against plague transmission, pilgrims will be prevented from entering Mecca.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1874
Extent:
2 pages

7. IOR/P/1498 Jun 1880 nos 34-36

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IOR/P/1498 Jun 1880 nos 34-36
Title:
Suggestions made by Moulvie Syud Imdad Ali, Khan Bahadur, for removing the hardships to which pilgrims to Mecca are subjected
Scope & Content:
pp 153-54. Government of Bengal forward a communication received from Moulvie Syud Imdad Ali, providing a short account of his own pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina; his meeting with the Grand Sheriff of Mecca and Excellency Nashiz Pasha, Governor of the Hejaz; his two week-stay in Bombay; and sugge...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1880-Jun 1880
Extent:
2 pages

8. IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 42-45

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IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 42-45
Title:
Question of the applicability of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854 to the pilgrim traffic in the East
Scope & Content:
pp 359-63. Communication from the Government of India to the Secretary of State for India, regarding the applicability of section 230 of the Merchant Shipping Act to pilgrim vessels, and the provision of medical assistance on board ships. Includes discussion of the mortality sustained on the stea...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1881-Aug 1881
Extent:
5 pages

9. IOR/P/1338 Oct 1879 nos 30-32

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IOR/P/1338 Oct 1879 nos 30-32
Title:
Proposed deputation of a confidential Agent to watch and follow the pilgrims to Mecca and Medina
Scope & Content:
pp 845-47. Secretary of State forwards communication from J Zohrab, Consul at Jeddah, recommending that an agent from the Consulate be sent to observe the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. Proposes sending dragoman [interpreter] Yussuf Effendi. Response from the Government of India, referring to th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1879-Oct 1879
Extent:
3 pages

10. IOR/P/1664 Feb 1881 nos 48-50

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IOR/P/1664 Feb 1881 nos 48-50
Title:
Overcrowding of the S. S. Jeddah carrying pilgrims from Singapore and arriving at Aden
Scope & Content:
pp 47-55. Copy correspondence between the Governments of Bombay and India, and the Political Resident and Port Officer at Aden, regarding the apparent overcrowding of the Jeddah; issued a certificate at Singapore for 1,000 passengers, but assessed at Aden as only being licensed to carry 600. In...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1880-Feb 1881
Extent:
9 pages