‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, April 16.1855’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, April 16.1855’
- Date:
- 1855/1855
- Description:
- Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the President in Council (8 March 1855, Numbers 18-19) and the Government of Bombay (19 March 1855, Numbers 20-25). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The letters from the President in Council (folios 77-84) are largely concerned with an envoy from the Khanate of Kokan. They consider whether a gift (or a loan) should be given to the envoy to cover his return expenses, whether a surveyor should accompany him, and whether volunteers from Indian regiments should be permitted to serve in Kokan. It also includes a short update from Cabool [Kabul].The section from Bombay (folios 85-90) includes a number of brief updates on Persia, the Persian Gulf, and Turkish Arabia. The main focus is however on policy at Aden: whether an Agency should be establish at the Somali Port of Berbera, and the line to be taken with the Foutheli Chief – as a result of his attempt to stop traffic to Aden – in support of the Chief of Lahedge.Physical description: 1 item (14 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomacy
Supplies - Geographic region:
- Berbera
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100049910351.0x000005_ar
81055/vdc_100049910351.0x000005_en
Mss Eur F231/25, ff 77-90
Mss Eur F231/25, ff 77-90