‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Oct 20 1855’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Oct 20 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 September 1855, Numbers 49-50) and the Government of Bombay (12 September 1855, Number 59). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The two despatches from the President in Council (folios 75-80) provide details on Jung Bahadoor's[Jang Bahadur Kunwar] (Nepalese Prime Minister) terms for peace with Thibet [Tibet], updates from Cabool [Kabul] and the Punjab, and the Amir of Afghanistan's request for a ratified copy of the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of Friendship (1855).The section from Bombay (folios 81-82) discusses the severance of supplies to Aden by the Foutheli occupation of Bir Ahmed, and a proposal to gift a sum of money to the Oulaki Sultan in return for loyalty to the British.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Nepalese-Tibetan War (1855-1856)
Diplomacy - Geographic region:
- Thibet
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100050177273.0x000008_ar
81055/vdc_100050177273.0x000008_en
Mss Eur F231/26, ff 75-82
Mss Eur F231/26, ff 75-82