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Mss Eur F126/3, ff 68-70
- Record Id:
- 041-002738127
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002311283
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022566712.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023517966.0x000015
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F126/3, ff 68-70
- Title:
- Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly
- Scope & Content:
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Letter regarding the continued unsettled state of Muscat affairs, its effect on Trade and relations on the Mekran Coast; and affairs in Gwadur [Gwadar] including the possibility of a Coup d'Etat to overthrow the current Wali, and concerns for Major Edward Charles Ross's position there should that happen.
The letter goes on to discuss the war in Europe (Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871) including General Bismark's strategy against Napoleon III; the likelihood of other nations being dragged into it; and the question of who Britain might side with if they were to be involved.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002311283
036-002311284
040-002311287
041-002738127 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F126 : Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/1-11 : Personal and official correspondence and papers to and from Lewis Pelly
Mss Eur F126/3 : Correspondence from Sir William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
Mss Eur F126/3, ff 68-70 : Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Kurrachee [Karachi] to Lewis Pelly - Hierarchy:
- 032-002311283[0001]/036-002311284[0003]/040-002311287[0021]/041-002738127
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F126
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 3 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001524.0x00037b
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1870
- End Date:
- 1870
- Date Range:
- 7 Aug 1870
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)