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IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 569-581
- Record Id:
- 041-003435316
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100072221986.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00001e
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 569-581
- Title:
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Response of the Ottoman Authorities following the Murder of a Messenger at Bahrain
- Scope & Content:
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871.
The papers concern the response to the seizure and execution at Bahrein [Bahrain] of a messenger from the 'pirate', Nassir bin Mobarek, who wished to communicate with Guttur [Qatar], and the seizure of letters the messenger was carrying. The messenger was said to have been responsible for the murder of the father of the Ruler of Bahrain [‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah], and the letters included some from the Ottoman military commander in the area.
The Enclosures include reports of the incident, including one from the commander of HM Gunboat Hugh Rose; correspondence from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; correspondence from the Viceroy; a request from Midhut Pasha, the Ottoman Governor at Baghdad for reparation over the incident; the British wish to avert the threat of Turkish interference in Bahrain; reports of the escape of Abdullah [Abdallah ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd] from Lahsa [Hasa]; and reports of the expression by the Ruler of Bahrain of regret over the messenger's murder.
The Enclosures are dated 27 October - 1 December 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
041-003435316 - 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 569-581 : Response of the Ottoman Authorities following the Murder of a Messenger at Bahrain - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0006]/037-000539097[0010]/040-000539107[0037]/041-003435316
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (13 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100084589627.0x00001e
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1871
- End Date:
- 1872
- Date Range:
- 27 Oct 1871-16 Jan 1872
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- Secret No. 81 of 1871
- Arrangement:
- There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 570-571, numbered 1-23.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)