‘Persian Gulf. The Acting Resident submits communications from Her Majesty’s Envoy in Persia relative to certain matters connected with the Persian Gulf on which discussions had taken place between the Residency and the Bushire Authorities.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf. The Acting Resident submits communications from Her Majesty’s Envoy in Persia relative to certain matters connected with the Persian Gulf on which discussions had taken place between the Residency and the Bushire Authorities.’
- Date:
- 1855/1856
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 26 April 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2661/176320, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fourth in a series of fifteen items on events in the Persian Gulf during 1855-56. The eighth item in the sequence is not present.The item contains copies of correspondence between Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Charles Augustus Murray, HM Minister at Tehran. They discuss:Recent conflict between inhabitants of Dillom [Bandar Deylam] and Hindioon [Hendijan? Also rendered in text as Hindiyoon]Dispute between Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Deria Beggee of Bushire [Daryā Begī, or Governor, of Bushehr] regarding interventions in the above conflictPrevious agreements between the British and Persian [Iranian] Government regarding interventions in conflicts occurring in the Gulf.The correspondence also briefly mentions expenses claimed by a Mr Malcolm for looking after a Mr Hewett's horses detained at Bushire. Jones forwards the above correspondence to the Government of Bombay, who in turn forward them to the Government of India and the Court of Directors.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '52 [18]57', 'Collection No. 6', 'Vol: 4', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 5 of No. 40 of 1856.' but the '5' was replaced with '6' and 'of No. 40 of 1856.' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1010, and terminates at f 1017, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Bilateral relations
- Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109274952.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109274952.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2661/176323
IOR/F/4/2661/176323