This bundle consists of three summaries of secret letters received from HM Minister to Persia, Charles August Murray residing at Baghdad (29 September, 8 and 10 October 1856, Numbers 81 and 83-84). They consist of brief updates on Persia and Herat.
This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (24 September, 2, 8, 13, 14, 15, and 18 October 1856, Numbers 64-66, 68-69, 71-73, and 75). The subject matter includes the size and composition of the Persian Army...
‘Secret Letters received Dec.1.1856 by way of Marseilles’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (22 October 1856, Number 51-54) and the Government of Bombay (1 and 3 November 1856, Numbers 82-86). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The letters f...
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec.16.1856’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (8 November 1856, Numbers 55-58) and the Government of Bombay (17 November 1856, Number 87-92). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The letters from t...
‘Letters from Bagdad –Mr Murray–received Dec.25.1856’
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This bundle consists of summaries of two secret letters received from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray, residing at Baghdad (20 November 1856, Numbers 108-109). They convey Murray's views that the Persian Government will not consent to withdraw its forces from Herat, that the occupa...
Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, and HM Minister to Persia
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The file consists of summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, and British diplomatic and consular representatives to Persia, relating to Aden, Afghanistan, Bushire, China, Herat, Nepal, Persia, Punjab, and Sind, including details related to ...
This bundle consists of summaries of two official secret letters from an unnamed source, possibly the Government of Bombay (16 February 1857, Numbers 39-40). The main topic is a report claiming that Austria intends to occupy Socotra.
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, March 16: 1857’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (7 February 1857, Numbers 8-10) and the Government of Bombay (16 February 1857, Numbers 31-38). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The letters from t...
This bundle consists of summaries of two secret letters received from Mr Thompson at Baghdad (30 and 31 January 1857). They are concerned with reports of events unfolding in Persia.
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, March 2.1857’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (22 January 1857, Numbers 6-7) and the Government of Bombay (27 and 31 January and 2 February 1857, Numbers 15-26). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies....