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Mss Eur F231/30, ff 51-64
- Record Id:
- 041-003370444
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100041934843.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100049910406.0x000006
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/30, ff 51-64
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, January 29.1857’
- 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 (22 December 1856, Numbers 62-65) and the Government of Bombay (31 December 1856, Numbers 108-114 and 1-2 January 1857, Numbers 1-6). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.
The letters from the Governor General (folios 51-56r) are concerned with a request from the Governor of Hong Kong for an additional European regiment, developments in Afghanistan, the question of whether a subsidy should be provided to Dost Mahomed [Dost Mohammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan] in return for operations against Herat, and punitive measures taken by British authorities against tribes on the Punjab frontier.
The section from Bombay (folios 56v-64) covers the capture of Karrak [Khārk] and Bushire, the supply of weaponry and finance to Dost Mahommed [Dost Mohammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan], and the appointment of Sir James Outram as commander of the British Expeditionary Force against Persia. It also details the expansion of operations against Persia, re-enforcements sent to Persia, and reinforcements required for the Bombay Presidency as a result of operations in the Persian Gulf.
- 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
040-002302547
041-003370444 - 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 F231/30 : Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India, the Government of Bombay, and HM Minister to Persia
Mss Eur F231/30, ff 51-64 : ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, January 29.1857’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0002]/036-002302437[0019]/040-002302547[0006]/041-003370444
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F231
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (14 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100049910406.0x000006
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 29 Jan 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
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