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Mss Eur F231/29, ff 43-52
- Record Id:
- 041-003370109
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100041621999.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100049910361.0x00000b
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/29, ff 43-52
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles Oct.13.1856’
- 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 (8 September 1856, Numbers 35-40) and the Government of Bombay (12 September 1856, Numbers 66-70). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The despatches from the Governor General (folios 43-49r) are concerned with the release of Kashmiri prisoners held by Thibet [Tibet], and the motivations of Jung Bahadoor [Jung Bahadur Rana] in accepting the title of Maharaj of Kaski and Lamjung. They also discuss the proceedings of the Persian Army against Kelat [Kalat], the possibility of providing British assistance for the Khan of Kelat, and the size of the force required from India to occupy Karrack [Khārk] and Bushire.
The section from Bombay (folios 43-52) includes reports of the situation at Bushire, and the successful conclusion of negotiations between the Imam of Muscat and the Government of Persia for the rent to be paid by the former for Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. It also includes discussion of the particulars surrounding the supply of British weapons and ammunition to Dost Mahomed [Dost Mohammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan], the position at Herat, and the size of the force proposed by the Commander-in-Chief for the proposed expedition against Persia.
- 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
040-002302546
041-003370109 - 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 F231/29 : Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, HM Minister to Persia, and HM…
Mss Eur F231/29, ff 43-52 : ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles Oct.13.1856’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0002]/036-002302437[0018]/040-002302546[0004]/041-003370109
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F231
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (10 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100049910361.0x00000b
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1856
- End Date:
- 1856
- Date Range:
- 13 Oct 1856
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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