Political No. 169 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to the Survey of the Khateef Coast, and the Complaint of the Turkish Government that the Survey Party had Landed on the Nejd Coast
Political No. 169 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to the Survey of the Khateef Coast, and the Complaint of the Turkish Government that the Survey Party had Landed on the Nejd Coast
Political No. 169 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to the Survey of the Khateef Coast, and the Complaint of the Turkish Government that the Survey Party had Landed on the Nejd Coast
Date:
1873/1873
Description:
Abstract: This item consists of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 2 October 1873 and received by the India Office Secret Department on 27 October 1873, forwarding copies of papers relating to the survey of the Khateef [Qatif] coast, and the complaint by the Turkish Government [Ottoman Empire] that the survey party on the surveying schooner
Constancelanded on the Nejd [Najd] coast. The allegation is refuted by the commander of the
Constance, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf suggests that in order to prevent further 'misapprehension' by the Nejd authorities, written permission is obtained from the Governor-General in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] for the party to land on the Khateef coast. For further information see also Political No. 2 of 1874 (IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 6-7).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 11, and terminates at f 16a, 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 four foliation anomalies: f 11a, f 13a, f 14a, and f 16a.