Letter No. 573 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident Persian Gulf
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Letter regarding the proceedings of Her Majesty's Ship [H.M.S.] Highflyer and enclosing Gonne's letters to the Government of India and Commander Hillyar requesting that Pelly keep the Minister at Tehran informed of proceedings with the Muskat [Muscat] and Wahabee [Wahhabi] states. Enclosed lett...
Letter No. 33 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to the Secretary of the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Forth William
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Letter remarking on Commodore Hillyar's report on the operations undertaken; the difficulties caused by Pelly being the only British Officer in the Persian Gulf and the challenges caused by having Naval Officers who are not familiar with the region. Enclosure No. 572 of 1866 from Charles Gonne ...
Letter No. 821 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter enclosing letter No.266 of 14 March 1866 giving the views of the Governor-General in Council on the British Governments involvement in the Maskat [Muskat] and Wahabee [Wahhabi] quarrel and suggesting that Pelly refer to Government records for 1833 to 1834 before adding anything to his rep...
Letter No. 949 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter informing Pelly that no further steps will be taken by the Government to recover the property of British Subjects from Maskat [Muscat] and requesting that he inform Sayed Soulem [Salim II bin Thuwaini] that strict retribution would be exacted for any lawless plunder of the remaining prope...
Letter No. 841 of 1866 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay
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Letter forwarding a telegram from the Commissioner in Sind regarding adopting precautionary measures at Gwadar and asking Pelly for his thoughts on the matter. Pelly's response can be found on folio 53. Enclosed telegram from the Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karachi] to the Chief Secretary o...
Letter No. 2891 of 1865 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bombay
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Letter enclosing a copy of letter No. 940 from the Government of India containing instructions with regards to Maskat [Muscat] and a telegram from Sir Charles Wood, the Secretary of State for India. The letter from the Government confirms the possibility of supplying arms and munitions for the...
Letter No. 1011 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter enclosing a copy of letter No. 314 which is to be forwarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Pelly: Letter No. 314 from William Muir, Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William to the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, 24 March 1866 regarding Lewis Pelly's orders to travel to Maskat [Mus...
Letter No. 34 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Her British Majesty's Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter regarding the placing of gun-boats at the disposal of the Resident for the protection of the telegraph stations; the detachment of 30 marines protecting the telegraph station at Masendum [Musandam] which had been quartered on a boat so as to maintain the agreement regarding no troops bein...
Letter No. 42 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter submitting translations of letters from the Wahabee Ameer [Wahhabi Amir] and reporting on his meeting with the Ameer's envoy during which they authorised Pelly to act as medium in their pursuit of friendship with the British Government and gave assurances that they would not attack Britis...
Letter No. 48 of 1866 from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Agent, Persian Gulf, Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter enclosing a written declaration of peace, given to Pelly by the Wahabee [Wahhabi] envoy and confirming that the Wahabees were agreeable to the conditions of the British Government. Enclosed letter from Lewis Pelly, to Abdellah bin Faysal [Abdullah ibn Faisal], Ameer [Amir] of the Wahabee...