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IOR/L/PS/5/401, ff 5-313
- Record Id:
- 041-003477233
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100099079929.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100112882514.0x000004
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/401, ff 5-313
- Title:
- Affairs of the Persian Gulf
- Scope & Content:
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Enclosures nos. 2-106 to dispatch no. 107 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 31 December 1841. The enclosures are dated 9 March-31 December 1841.
The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf, including:
- A proposed extension to a British-enforced Maritime Truce between the Gulf chiefs by between two and five years, and a complaint from Shaik Sultan been Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr] of the Joasmee [Al-Qasimi] that the truce hampers his ability to retaliate against land attacks from Shaik Kaleefa bin Shakhboot [Khalifa bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan] of Aboothebee [Abu Dhabi]
- Alleged acts of piracy in the Gulf
- A tour of Gulf ports by HMS Endymion
- A disagreement with Shaikh Nasir, Governor of Bushire, over a customs payment and his ensuing refusal to allow the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf to land at Bushire [Bushehr]
- A shipwreck on the Island of Karrack [Kharg] of a boat carrying the widow and two sons of the late Firman Firma [Husayn Ali Mirza Farmanfarma, Prince-Governor of Fars]
- A proposed survey of the Karoon [Karun] river
- The intention of Ameer Khaled [Khalid ibn Saud ibn Abd al Aziz, Emir of Nejd] to invade Oman, the despatch of a British officer to dissuade him, and a proposal to supply arms to chiefs willing to resist his advance
- The temporary retirement of Captain Samuel Hennell as Political Resident in the Persian Gulf because of ill health and appointment of an Acting Resident
- A commercial treaty between Persia [Iran] and the UK and the effects of the agreement, including the return of a British Ambassador to Tehran and the withdrawal of the Political Residency from Karrack
- Arrangements for withdrawing from Karrack and considerations of the effect the withdrawal will have on the island’s residents
- Discussions of the need for a permanent Assistant Resident position.
The primary correspondents are: the Political Resident; the Government of India; the Senior Naval Officer; and HM Ambassador, Tehran.
The item contains a single enclosure in French, a letter from the Russian Ambassador in Tehran.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000539208
040-000539247
041-003477233 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/363-509 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from Bombay
IOR/L/PS/5/401 : 'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 39
IOR/L/PS/5/401, ff 5-313 : Affairs of the Persian Gulf - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0039]/040-000539247[0001]/041-003477233
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (309 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100112882514.0x000004
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1841
- End Date:
- 1841
- Date Range:
- 31 Dec 1841
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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