‘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...
‘Letter from Mr Murray as to Persia received Oct.3.1856’
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This bundle contains a summary of a secret despatch from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray residing at Baghdad (8 August 1856, Number 68). It discusses a letter received from the ruler of Herat, Eesa Khan [Isa Khan Bardorani, Minister-Regent of Herat] offering submission to Britain i...
This bundle contains summaries of two secret dispatches from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray, residing at Baghdad (18 and 25 August 1856, Numbers 73 and 76). They outline matters which – in the view of Murray – should be settled before diplomatic relations are resumed with the Pers...
This bundle consists of two secret despatches from HM Minister to Persia, Charles Augustus Murray residing at Baghdad (1 September 1856, Numbers 77 and 78). The subject matter is Murray's conviction that the Persian Government is set on evading the British Foreign Secretary's demand for the withd...
‘Secret Letters received by way of Southampton, Nov.3.1856’
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This bundle consists of two secret dispatches received from the Government of Bombay (30 September 1856, Numbers 72-73) and a secret dispatch received from Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan, Political Resident at Aden (10 October 1856). The despatches from the Government of Bombay (folios 86-88)...
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, by way of Marseilles, Nov.15.1856’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (8 October 1856, Numbers 46-50) and the Government of Bombay (17 October 1856, Numbers 77-79). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies. The despatches from...
‘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...
‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Oct 30.1856’
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (22 September 1856, Numbers 41-44) and the Government of Bombay (30 September and 3 October 1856, Numbers 71 and 74-76). The amount of detail for each entry therefore va...
‘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...