The enclosures cover the following: the instructions of the Political Agent in Sindh Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pottinger to the officers of the Indian Navy surveying the Indus River; the chart of the Indus prepared by Lieutenant Thomas Carless of the Indian Navy, and his observations on the diffic...
This item comprises enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee [Bombay Secret Letter], No. 21 dated 29 March 1856. The enclosures are dated 29 January-25 February 1856. The papers comprise: 1) Copies of despatches of Charles August...
Coll 1/61 'Aden. Policy of His Majesty's Government in the Hadhramaut; succession of the Sultanate of Mukalla'
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The volume contains papers regarding Government policy in the Aden Hadhramaut [Hadramawt], and related topics. The file consists of extensive correspondence, reports and minutes regarding: a proposal by the Aden Chief Commissioner (later Governor) that a more 'forward' policy should be adopted i...
The three hundred and four folios in the collection begin with an abstract of the contents of Secret Letter No. 3. The enclosures to Secret Letter No. 3 themselves are primarily concerned with the following subjects: The arrival of the Political Agent in Ludhiana Captain Claude Martine Wade at ...
The assurances of the Maharaja of the Punjab Ranjit Singh that his forces would not invade Sindh without prior coordination between the governments, and his acceptance of British mediation in disputes with the Amirs of Sindh if pursued as discretely as possible, following discussions with the Pol...
PZ 7674/35 Iraq: disposal of the balance of a donation given by Raja Mohamed Khushalbai for provision of an electric light system at Kerbala
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The file concerns the disposal of a sum held on deposit at Bagdad Consulate in respect of the unexpended balance of money given by Raja Mohamed Khushalbai of Ahmedabad (Bombay Presidency) for the provision of an electric light system at shrines in Kerbala [Karbalā']. It consists of correspondenc...
Enclosure nos. 2-29 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay, dated 31 December 1842. The enclosures are dated 16 September-29 December 1842. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf, including: Events following a mutiny a...
Affairs of Muscat and its Dependencies and the Naval Force Required to Preserve Order on Persian Seas
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Despatch from the Foreign Department, Government of India, to the Secretary of State for India, No. 147 of 1869, dated 10 May 1869, with an abstract and enclosures numbered 3-16, dated 19 February-5 May 1869. The enclosures largely comprise letters from the Secretary to the Government of Bombay t...
Coll 29/74 'Reorganisation of the Consular Service in Persia: establishment of a rest house at Shiraz; arrangements at Isfahan'
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The file concerns the reorganization of consular establishments in Persia. The file covers: Foreign Office proposals to amalgamate Isfahan and Shiraz Consulates and to raise status of Consular Officer at Ahwaz to Consul-General, 1933 acquisition of buildings for the Ahwaz Consulate, 1933 propos...
The Enclosures to Secret Letter No. 4 (Not included in the Volume)
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The enclosures (not included in the volume) cover the following: demand by Maharaja Ranjit Singh for tribute from the Amirs of Hyderabad, Mirpur and Khairpur in Sindh; the confirmation of the capture, by the troops of Ranjit Singh, of Mir Bahram Khan Mazari’s capital Rojhan; the three kharitas fr...
