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IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 325-375
- Record Id:
- 041-004254920
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100148834678.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100152608251.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 325-375
- Title:
- Afghanistan Affairs
- Scope & Content:
-
This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a secret despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secret Committee, Number 64 of 1856, dated 22 December 1856. The enclosures are numbered 3-23 and are dated 31 October to 19 December 1856.
They consist of correspondence relating to Afghanistan, including:
- The intended meeting between the Chief Commissioner of the Punjab, Sir John Lawrence, and the Ameer of Cabool [Amīr of Kabul], Dost Mahomed Khan [Dūst Muḥammad Khān Bārakzāy] at Jumrood [Jamrud]
- Military and political intelligence from Cabool, Candahar [Kandahar] and Herat
- The conveyance of the treasure, arms, and ammunition intended for Dost Mahomed Khan.
The main correspondents are the following: the Government of India; the Officiating Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of the Punjab; the Secretary to the Government of Bombay; the Acting Commissioner in Sinde [Sindh, also spelled Sind in this item]; the Acting Political Superintendent on the Frontier of Upper Sind; Gholam Hydur Khan [Ghulām Ḥaydar Khān], Governor of Candahar; and Dost Mahomed Khan.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000538832
037-000538963
040-000539067
041-004254920 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/5 : Secret Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PS/5/126-258 : Enclosures to Secret Letters from India
IOR/L/PS/5/229 : ‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM INDIA’, Vol 148
IOR/L/PS/5/229, ff 325-375 : Afghanistan Affairs - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0005]/037-000538963[0104]/040-000539067[0018]/041-004254920
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (50 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100152608251.0x000002
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1856
- End Date:
- 1856
- Date Range:
- 22 Dec 1856
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- No. 64 of 1856
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)