Report of the Acting British Consul at Jeddah [Henry H Culvert] that the slave trade there is now being carried on more openly than ever in spite of the formal prohibition by the Turkish Authorities
Conclusion of a Convention between the British Government and the Sultan of Muscat for the extension of the Electric Telegraph though Muscat territory in both Arabia and Makran (a copy of the Convention appears on pp 3-4)
Report of the Straits Settlements Government that the Raja of Kalantan has threatened British commercial interests by establishing a monopoly in the trade of cotton yarn or twist - question of the best course to pursue to obtain redress
Reports of native newswriters regarding the arrival of Russian troops at Yarkand, the enlistment of former Persian slaves in the Russian Army and the extension of Russian influence generally in Turkistan
Further papers regarding the outrages allegedly committed on the borders of Champaran District and Nepal - report by the Investigating Commissioner [James Davidson Gordon] (includes a map, MS, coloured, showing the locations of the various incidents)
Correspondence between the Resident in Nepal [Lieut Colonel Richard Charles Lawrence] and Maharaja Jang Bahadur regarding the outrages committed on the border of Champaran District and Nepal - accommodation arrived at between the Indian and Nepalese Governments
Further papers regarding the rights of occupancy of the Talukdars of Oudh - issue of a Circular to the Talukdars by the Chief Commissioner of Oudh [Charles John Wingfield] following the Secretary of State's Dispatch of 10 Feb 1865