Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 17 October 1871, concerning the claims of the Sultan of Lahej to Little Aden, part of the territory of the Akrabee [Akrabi] tribe. The papers cover: summary of relations between Lahej, the Akrabi tribe, and the British Government; ...
Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871, concerning the Mekran [Makran] dependencies of Muscat: Gwadur [Gwadar] and Charbar [Chābahār]. The papers cover: the view of the Government of Bombay that the Sultan of Muscat, Syud Toorkee [Sayyid Turkī bin Sa‘ī...
Settlement of the Opposing Claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 31 October 1871, concerning the settlement of the opposing claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan [Sistan]. The papers lead up to the establishment of a commission of arbitration of the Seistan boundary, under the adjudication ...
The Arrival at Constantinople of the Brother of the Shah of Persia
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 6 December 1871. The papers consist of correspondence from Charles Alison, HM Minister at Teheran [Tehran], concerning the reception given at Constantinople by the Ottoman Sultan to the refugee Prince Abbas Mirza, and the statement...
Operations of Ottoman Military and Naval Forces in the Persian Gulf
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871. The Enclosures consist of collected intelligence reports from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. These include: reports by the Residency munshi, and the Commander of HM Gun...
Visit of an Uncle of the Shah of Persia to the Emperor of Russia at Tiflis
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Letter and Enclosure to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 6 December 1871. The Enclosure consists of a letter from Charles Alison, HBM's Minister at Teheran [Tehran] to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated 17 August 1871. The Hishmet-ed-dowleh, uncle to the Shah of Persia, was ...
Settlement and Demarcation of the Frontier between Persia and Baluchistan
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 31 October 1871, concerning the settlement and demarcation of the frontier between Persia and Khelat [Kalāt], in Beloochistan [Baluchistan]. The frontier settlement mission was led by Major-General Frederick John Goldsmid. The pape...
Persian Government Restriction on the Storing of Grain and Provisions Imported by Foreign Merchants
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 24 October 1871. The papers cover: British concerns that the restriction amounted to a ban on imports at a time when Persia was being depopulated by famine; report by William John Dickson, Oriental Secretary at the British Legation...
Response of the Ottoman Authorities following the Murder of a Messenger at Bahrain
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871. The papers concern the response to the seizure and execution at Bahrein [Bahrain] of a messenger from the 'pirate', Nassir bin Mobarek, who wished to communicate with Guttur [Qatar], and the seizure of letters the...
Formal Recognition of Sayyid Turkī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd as Ruler of Muscat
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Letter and Enclosure to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 27 December 1871, concerning the formal recognition of Syud Toorkee [Sayyid Turkī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd] as Ruler of Muscat. The main correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Maj...