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IOR/L/PS/5/266, ff 737-752
- Record Id:
- 041-004541259
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000538832
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100183602109.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/5/266, ff 737-752
- Title:
- Turkish Expedition to Nejd
- Scope & Content:
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Secret Despatch from the Foreign Department, Government of India, to the Secretary of State for India, No. 32 of 1871, dated 16 June 1871, containing enclosures dated 26 April-9 June 1871.
The enclosures mostly consist of correspondence by telegram, relating to the Turkish [Ottoman] expedition to Nejd [Najd], including the Ottoman Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] denying any intention of attacking or obtaining supremacy over Bahrein [Bahrain], Muscat, or the independent tribes of Southern Arabia, and stating that no maritime operations are contemplated in the Persian Gulf.
The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq], Colonel Charles Herbert; and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly.
The despatch was received by the India Office Secret Department on 17 July 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
040-000539105
041-004541259 - 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/5/266 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from India, Vol 8
IOR/L/PS/5/266, ff 737-752 : Turkish Expedition to Nejd - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0005]/036-000538832[0006]/037-000539097[0008]/040-000539105[0016]/041-004541259
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (16 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1871
- End Date:
- 1871
- Date Range:
- 16 Jun 1871
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at f 737 and terminates at f 752, 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.
- Former External References:
- Secret No. 32 of 1871
- Arrangement:
- Each enclosure is given a number. The despatch itself is numbered 1, the abstract of contents listing the enclosures is numbered 2, and the enclosures 3, 4, etc.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Government of Bombay, 1662-1947
Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, 1783-1937
Government of the Ottoman Empire, 13th century-20th century
Political Agent, Turkish Arabia, 1812-1892
Political Resident, Persian Gulf, 1822-1971 - Subjects:
- Naval operations
- Places:
- Nejd, Arabian Peninsula, Asia
Persian Gulf, Asia