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Mss Eur F231/26, ff 25-44
- Record Id:
- 041-003368779
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100040979736.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100050177273.0x000004
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/26, ff 25-44
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, August 15 1855’
- Scope & Content:
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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (4 July 1855, Number 5), the President in Council (3 July 1855, Numbers 38-39), and the Government of Bombay (9 July 1855, Numbers 48-52). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The letters from the Governor General (folios 25-26) includes updates from Afghanistan, and a letter to be sent to the Amir of Afghanistan on the future policy of the Government of India in Central Asia.
The focus on the section from the President in Council (folios 27-42r) cover the demarcation of the boundary between British India and Burma, raids into British India from Burma, the line to be taken by the Government of India in response to these raids, proposed improvements to the security of the frontier with Burma, and arrangements and instructions for a diplomatic mission to the Court of Ava. It also contains a very brief update on the Nepalese-Thibetan [Tibetan] War.
The section from Bombay (folios 42v-44) focuses on proposals for the punishment of Somalis (for allegedly attacking British officers) and the blockade of Berbera. Brief updates on Muscat and Turkish Arabia are also included.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002302141
036-002302437
040-002302543
041-003368779 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F231 : Papers of Robert Vernon Smith, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800-73) as President of the Board of Control 1855-58
Mss Eur F231/12-33 : 1st Baron Lyveden (1800-73), President of the Board of Control 1855-58: original correspondence and papers
Mss Eur F231/26 : Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India and the Government of Bombay
Mss Eur F231/26, ff 25-44 : ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, August 15 1855’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0002]/036-002302437[0015]/040-002302543[0004]/041-003368779
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F231
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (20 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100050177273.0x000004
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1855
- Date Range:
- 15 Aug 1855
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
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