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IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 454-500
- Record Id:
- 041-003434698
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100071690879.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100084589627.0x000015
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 454-500
- Title:
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Turkish Expedition to Nejd
- Scope & Content:
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 31 October 1871.
The papers cover: the aims of the Ottoman military expedition against Nejd [Najd]; correspondence with Midhut Pasha, Governor General of Baghdad; British support for Bahrein [Bahrain]; the movements of British warships in the area (HMS Hugh Rose, HMS Magpie, HMS Bullfinch, and HMS Lynx); reports of the landing and operations of Turkish troops; the operations of Saood [Saud ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd] against the Turkish force, and against his [half-] brother Abdoollah [Abdallah ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd]; reports of the occupation of Guttur [Qatar] by the Turks; operations in Lahsa [Hasa]; correspondence concerning the ownership of the British steamer SS Snipe, which was reported to be conveying Turkish troops to Kateef [Al-Qaṭīf]; the monitoring of the coast of the Persian Gulf during the Turkish expedition; the movements of Turkish ships in the Persian Gulf; and further intelligence concerning Turkish operations.
The main correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Herbert, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia; and Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.
The Enclosures are dated 20 May - 20 October 1871.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539097
040-000539107
041-003434698 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/259-277 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from India
IOR/L/PS/5/268 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 454-500 : Turkish Expedition to Nejd - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0006]/037-000539097[0010]/040-000539107[0025]/041-003434698
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (47 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100084589627.0x000015
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1871
- End Date:
- 1871
- Date Range:
- 20 May 1871-6 Dec 1871
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- Secret No. 73 of 1871
- Arrangement:
- There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 455-458, numbered 1-42.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)