‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles Sept 18 1855’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles Sept 18 1855’
- Date:
- 1855/1855
- Description:
- Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (6 and 8 August 1855, Numbers 6-7), the President in Council (8 August 1855, Numbers 44-45), and the Government of Bombay (13 August 1855, Number 55). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The two letters from the Governor General (folios 55-60r) are directed at the Secret Committee of the Board of Control and urge that a joint Abadli, Oulaki, and British attack should be made against the Foutheli.The two letters from the President in Council (folios 60v-66r) provide an update on the Nepalese-Thibetan [Tibetan] War, and outline arrangements for the Government of India's diplomatic mission to the Court of Ava – appointment of personnel, arrangements for gifts, and instructions for the envoy.The section from Bombay (folio 66v) contains a single summary of an update on Turkish Arabia.Physical description: 1 item (12 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- War (concept)
Diplomacy - Geographic region:
- Thibet
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100050177273.0x000006_ar
81055/vdc_100050177273.0x000006_en
Mss Eur F231/26, ff 55-66
Mss Eur F231/26, ff 55-66