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31. IOR/G/29/25, ff 153-199

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 153-199
Title:
Letters and Enclosures from the East India Company’s Residents at Bussorah
Scope & Content:
Copies of letters and enclosures from the East India Company’s (EIC) Residents at Bussorah [Basra], William Digges Latouche and then later, Samuel Manesty, respectively, to the Court of Directors of the Company. The correspondence covers the following matters: Latouche reporting on settling the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Oct 1784-24 May 1785
Extent:
1 item (47 folios)

32. IOR/G/29/25, ff 200-289

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 200-289
Title:
‘Report on the British Trade with Persia and Arabia.’
Scope & Content:
Extract of Bombay Commercial Consultations prepared by Charles Walking, the Secretary to the Court of Directors, in which he includes an enclosure from the Resident and joint Factor at Bussora [Basra] and from the Resident at Bushire [Bushehr], Samuel Manesty and Harford Jones respectively. The ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1790-22 Jan 1791
Extent:
1 item (90 folios)

33. IOR/G/29/25, ff 290-311

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 290-311
Title:
Correspondence Related to the Mission of Mirza Mahdi Ali Khan to Impede the Advance of Zeman Shah into India
Scope & Content:
The correspondence is about the mission of Mirza Mehedy Ali Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān, several spellings appear in this part], Resident at Bushire [Bushehr] to the Persian Court. It includes copies of letters from him to the East India Company (EIC) reporting mainly on his diplomatic efforts t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1798-26 Jan 1799
Extent:
1 item (22 folios)

34. IOR/G/29/25, ff 312-437

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 312-437
Title:
The Mission of Mehedi Ali Khan in Persia, Appointment of John Malcolm as Envoy in Persia, and Other Matters
Scope & Content:
The correspondence includes copies of letters, translated letters, and secret and political consultations related to the following: ‘Deputation of Mehedi Ali Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī ‘Alī Khān, several spellings appear in this part] to the Court of Persia [Iran] for the purpose of counteracting the des...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1798-29 May 1800
Extent:
1 item (126 folios)

35. IOR/G/29/25, ff 452-478

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/25, ff 452-478
Title:
Home Correspondence of the East India Company in Relation to its Naval Force in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
Home correspondence of the East India Company (EIC) in relation to its naval force in the Gulph [Gulf]. The correspondence includes duplicate copies of the ‘Charges and Losses sustained in the Gulph of Persia [Iran]’; duplicate copies of ‘An Account of Woollens exported for Persia’; and letters ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Feb 1769-17 Mar 1769
Extent:
1 item (27 folios)

36. IOR/L/MAR/C/909

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MAR/C/909
Title:
Miscellaneous Papers.
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a collection of miscellaneous East India Company (and India Office) papers on 'Marine' matters, including correspondence, memoranda, committee papers, minutes, lists, notes, and extracts. The papers cover: Indian Navy (IN) matters (including constitution and government of th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1786-1860
Extent:
1 volume (187 folios)

37. IOR/L/MIL/7/3660

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/7/3660
Title:
Collection 80/218 ‘R.I.N. Arrangements for policing of the Persian Gulf’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to a proposed transfer of responsibility for the policing of the Persian Gulf from the Royal Navy to the Government of India. It includes discussion of an objection made by the Admiralty to the employment of Royal Indian Navy vessels for this duty. The A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1935-Jun 1938
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

38. IOR/L/PS/5/261, ff 360-365

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/261, ff 360-365
Title:
The Shah of Persia's Desire to Procure Ships of War for Service in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Despatch from the Foreign Department, Government of India, to the Secretary of State for India, No. 6 of 1868, dated 30 June 1868, including an abstract and an enclosure numbered 3, dated 11 May 1868. The enclosure comprises a letter from Sir Charles Alison, HM Minister in Teheran [Tehran] to Lo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1868
Extent:
1 item (6 folios)

39. IOR/L/PS/5/265, ff 203-209

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/265, ff 203-209
Title:
Persian Naval Force
Scope & Content:
Despatch from the Foreign Department, Government of India, to theSecretary of State for India, No. 43 of 1870, dated 29 July 1870, containingenclosures dated 24-26 May 1870. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relatingto a desire by the Shah of Persia [Shāh of Iran] to establish...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jul 1870
Extent:
1 item (7 folios)

40. IOR/L/PS/5/380, ff 300-322

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/380, ff 300-322
Title:
Sending Iron Steamers on Board the Urania for Service on the Euphrates and Tigris
Scope & Content:
The item comprises enclosures to a despatch, Number 123 of 1839, dated 20 November 1839, from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the East India Company Secret Committee on the subject of sending iron steamers from England on board the merchant ship Urania for service on the rivers Eup...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Nov 1839
Extent:
1 item (23 folios)