‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, January 14.1856’
Date:
1856/1856
Description:
Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the Governor General of India (8 December 1855, Number 64) and the Government of Bombay (17 December 1855, Numbers 76 and 78-79). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The despatch from the Governor General (folios 19-21r) focuses on an expedition led by Brigadier Chamberlain against the Rabeah Kheil.The section from Bombay (folios 21v-24) contains an assessment of the military forces that will need to be despatched to the Persian Gulf in the event of conflict with Persia, the prospects of conflict in the vicinity of Aden between the Oulaki and Foutheli, and arrangements for mounted police at Aden.Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)