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Mss Eur F231/29, ff 120-131
- Record Id:
- 041-003370119
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100041622443.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100049910361.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/29, ff 120-131
- Title:
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‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec.16.1856’
- 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 November 1856, Numbers 55-58) and the Government of Bombay (17 November 1856, Number 87-92). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The letters from the Governor General (folios 120-128) discuss a request from Dost Mahomed [Dost Mohammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan] for an audience with a representative of the Government of India to discuss Herat, and a decision by the Government of India to grant a temporary subsidy to Dost Mahomed to facilitate operations against Persia. They also cover British preparations for war against Persia, and a defence of Commander James Felix Jones (Political Resident, Persian Gulf) for his dismissal of British staff officers from Bushire. The carelessness displayed at Bombay in packing arms for Cabool [Kabul], and financial aid for Herat are also discussed.
The section from Bombay (folios 129-131) includes arrangements for an expedition against Persia, and details (in terms of troops and ships) of the composition of the force.
- 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
041-003370119 - 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 120-131 : ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec.16.1856’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0002]/036-002302437[0018]/040-002302546[0013]/041-003370119
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F231
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (12 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100049910361.0x000002
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1856
- End Date:
- 1856
- Date Range:
- 16 Dec 1856
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
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- Legal Status:
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