Political No. 143 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to the Transfer to Bussorah of the Depot at Maaghil, on the Euphrates
Date:
1873/1873
Description:
Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 11 August 1873 and received by the India Office Political Department on 8 September 1873, forwarding copies of papers relating to the transfer to Bussorah [Basra] of the depot of HM steamer
Cometat Maaghil [Magil] on the Euphrates, and concurring with Colonel Charles Herbert, Consul-General at Baghdad and Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, that the change is desirable. The despatch is in compliance with the request contained in the Secretary of State's despatch No. 13 of 14 February 1873.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 111, and terminates at f 123a, 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 five foliation anomalies: f 111a, f 112a, f 117a, f 118a, and f 123a.