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IOR/L/PS/5/433, ff 138-160
- Record Id:
- 041-003792258
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100117490311.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100129649511.0x000009
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/433, ff 138-160
- Title:
- Mail between Europe and Asia; Defences of Aden
- Scope & Content:
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Enclosure nos. 2-12 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai], dated 1 November 1844. The enclosures are dated 6 September-30 November 1844.
The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to: a request from the French Post Office for one of the iron boxes used to transport mail between the United Kingdom and India to aid the construction of similar boxes for their own use (ff 143-147); and required improvements to the defences at Aden (ff 148-160).
The primary correspondents are: the Postmaster-General, Bombay; the Political Agent, Aden; and the Government of India.
- 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
040-000539279
041-003792258 - 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/5/433 : ‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 71
IOR/L/PS/5/433, ff 138-160 : Mail between Europe and Asia; Defences of Aden - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0013]/037-000539208[0071]/040-000539279[0009]/041-003792258
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (23 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100129649511.0x000009
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1844
- End Date:
- 1844
- Date Range:
- 1 Nov 1844
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- No. 91 of 1844
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)