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IOR/L/PS/6/115, ff 246-249
- Record Id:
- 041-003719749
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000539564
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100110569064.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/6/115, ff 246-249
- Title:
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Political No. 23 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Relating to the Projected Exploration of the Persian Gulf by a British Company to be Established for the Purpose of Pearl Fishing
- Scope & Content:
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This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 30 January 1874 and received by the India Office via Brindisi on 24 February 1874, forwarding a copy of papers relating to the projected exploration of the Persian Gulf by a British company to be established for the purpose of pearl fishing. The papers comprise letters from officers of the Persian Gulf Residency concerning the activities of Lieutenant Walter Grant, formerly of the Indian Navy, deputed by 'certain speculators' to investigate the projected establishment of a commercial company to obtain pearls from the Persian Gulf banks with 'modern scientific appliances' and to obtain concessions from the Chief of Bahrein [Bahrain] 'or other Arab Chiefs'. The scheme is considered undesirable by the Political Resident and the Government of India, a view supported in a fourteen-point report by Colonel Lewis Pelly, (Agent to the Governor-General, Rajpootna [Rajputana], and Resident in the Persian Gulf 1862-1872), to the Government of India Foreign Department (ff 428-249).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000539452
037-000539564
040-000539574
041-003719749 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/6 : Political Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/6/106-122 : Foreign Letters and Enclosures from India
IOR/L/PS/6/115 : Foreign Letters from India Jan 1874
IOR/L/PS/6/115, ff 246-249 : Political No. 23 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Relating to the Projected Exploration of the Persian Gulf by… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0006]/036-000539452[0007]/037-000539564[0010]/040-000539574[0025]/041-003719749
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (6 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1874
- End Date:
- 1874
- Date Range:
- 30 Jan 1874-24 Feb 1874
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 246, and terminates at f 249, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains two foliation anomalies: f 246a, and f 247a.
- Former External References:
- Political No. 23 of 1874
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Pelly, Lewis, Knight, army and political officer in India, 1825-1892
Persian Gulf Political Residency, 1822-1971 - Subjects:
- Pearl industry and trade
Resources exploration - Places:
- Persian Gulf, Asia