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IOR/F/4/416/10288
- Record Id:
- 041-000739520
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-000739513
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001700.0x00039b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100089872244.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/F/4/416/10288
- Title:
- ‘Trade between India, Cairo, Alexandria and Malta, prohibited. and the Provisional Treaty concluded with the Pascha of Egypt, not ratified.’
- Scope & Content:
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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay. The item is chiefly concerned with the Government of Bombay's opinions on the draft Treaty negotiated between the Pasha of Egypt and John Benzoni, Assistant to British Agency in the Red Sea, which relates to trade between India, Cairo, Alexandria, Abyssinia and Malta. In particular, the item refers to:
- The Government of Bombay's criticisms of Captain Rudland, Agent in the Gulph [Gulf] of Arabia, and his Assistant Benzoni for going beyond the remit of their mission by including commercial interests in their negotiations with the Pasha of Egypt, whereas their principal object was to secure safe passage of packets from India to Europe through Egypt
- Attempts by Captain Rudland to defend himself against the above criticism
- Discussions of particular articles within the draft Treaty, including the stipulation that the Pasha of Egypt would guarantee the neutrality of the country in the event that France forced Turkey to enter into a war against Great Britain, and the emphasis by the Government of Bombay that only the authorities in England could decide on the question of forming a more intimate connection with Egypt
- The Government of Bombay's confusion as to how the draft Treaty differs from the current understanding between England and Egypt
- The Government of Bombay's decision to convey to the Pasha of Egypt that they must decline to ratify the Treaty.
The item also contains a copy of the provisional Treaty of Commerce between Mehmed Ally Pasha [Muḥammad ʻAlī Pāshā], Viceroy of Egypt, and Benzoni (ff 96 – 102).
Correspondents: Government of Bombay; Henry Rudland, Agent in the Gulph of Arabia; Louis Cini, merchant at Grand Cairo; John Benzoni, Assistant to the British Agency in the Red Sea; Samuel Briggs, British Consul at Alexandria; Gilbert Lord Minto, Governor General in Council at Fort William; Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay; Government of Bengal; George Osborne, Secretary to the Government of Bombay.
The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 20, Season 1814/15, Draft 20' and 'Examiner's Office November 1812'. - Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000735919
036-000736052
040-000739513
041-000739520 - Is part of:
- IOR/F : Records of the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
IOR/F/4 : Board's Collections
IOR/F/4/416 : Board's Collections Vol 416
IOR/F/4/416/10288 : ‘Trade between India, Cairo, Alexandria and Malta, prohibited. and the Provisional Treaty concluded with the Pascha of Egypt,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000735919[0004]/036-000736052[0418]/040-000739513[0007]/041-000739520
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/F
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (34 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001700.0x00039b
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1809
- End Date:
- 1811
- Date Range:
- 25 Sep 1809-29 Oct 1811
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 78, and terminates at f 111, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)