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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/P/1338 Subject Embassies and consulates

1. IOR/P/1338 Aug 1879 nos 10-16

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IOR/P/1338 Aug 1879 nos 10-16
Title:
Report by Assistant Surgeon Abdur Ruzzack [Abdur Razzack] on the sanitary condition of pilgrims at Mecca
Scope & Content:
pp 469-534. Report submitted by Abur Razzack detailing his journey from Bombay to Mecca as a pilgrim undertaking the Hadj, plus correspondence thereon received from the Foreign Office, the Under Secretary of State for India; a report by Dr E Dickson, British Delegate to the Board of Health at Co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1879-Aug 1879
Extent:
64 pages

2. 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

3. 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