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201. Mss Eur F231/3, p2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p2
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Reports and discusses serious situation at Herat, and statements made by Muhammad Yusuf (Shahzada of Herat) and Dost Muhammad Khan (Amir of Afghanistan); asks for instructions; in Canning's view, if Herat is occupied, is that action must be taken against Persia, and that naval action alone will b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

202. Mss Eur F231/3, p6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p6
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Comments on First Report of Law Commissioners; amalgamation of Supreme and Sudder Courts will be difficult because of mutual jealousies between Queen's and Sudder judges; recommends some judgeships should continue to be reserved for Company's covenanted service; opposes appointment of native judg...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1856
Extent:
1 item

203. Mss Eur F231/3, p20

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p20
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Reports on two minor disturbances – caused by wandering group of Santals in Hazaribagh area, and a primitive tribe in the Kemedy [Kimedi ?] country on borders of Madras Presidency; Herat situation; large force sent to suppress disorders in country of Raja of Tulsipore in Oudh, caused by his failu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 item

204. Mss Eur F231/3, p92

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p92
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Herat has not yet surrendered; policy towards Afghanistan and Persia; Canning considers effective aid cannot be given to Dost Muhammad until British decide to go to war with Persia themselves, and so far there is no clear casus belli; Persians have been active elsewhere besides Herat; Canning is ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 item

205. Mss Eur F231/3, p106

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p106
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations at Bombay for Persian campaign; size (5000 men) and objectives of force; decision, chiefly on grounds of expense, not to send division from Bengal as well as one from Bombay; further justification for not sending officers to Herat; more money will have to be given to Amir; small subs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

206. Mss Eur F231/3, p109

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p109
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Justifies timing and terms of recently announced loan to be raised by Indian Govt.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

207. Mss Eur F231/3, p111

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p111
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Nothing to report from Oudh; political situation in Nepal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1856
Extent:
1 item

208. Mss Eur F231/3, p128

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p128
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Preparations for Persian expedition; Capt J F Jones (Indian Navy, Political Agent, Persian Gulf) reports great difficulties of roads between Bushire and Shiraz, and in obtaining transport animals from Turkish side of Gulf; Bombay Govt estimates cost of expedition for Sep 1856-Apr 1857 at 52 lakhs...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item

209. Mss Eur F231/3, p206

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/3, p206
Title:
Letter from Vernon Smith to Canning
Scope & Content:
Persian expedition; has shown Canning's letter [? of 23 October] on need for troops from England, if inland operations in Persia are proposed, to Palmerston, Clarendon and Panmure; refers to Canning's letter of 8 November (1); Dost Muhammad; complaints of Sykes and Court at Canning's declaration ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Dec 1856
Extent:
1 item

210. Mss Eur F231/4, p2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F231/4, p2
Title:
Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
Scope & Content:
Discusses at length impracticability of any inland operations in Persia with only six regiments of European infantry; therefore an advance beyond Bushire to Shiraz would be extremely hazardous; India can spare no more European troops – Canning has already gone to 'the utmost bounds of prudence'; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1856
Extent:
1 item