Political No. 200 of 1873, Forwarding Further Particulars Respecting the Abandoned Depot at Maaghil on the Euphrates
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Political No. 200 of 1873, Forwarding Further Particulars Respecting the Abandoned Depot at Maaghil on the Euphrates
- Date:
- 1873/1873
- Description:
- Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 21 November 1873 and received by the India Office Political Department on 15 December 1873, forwarding copies of a letter from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] to the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department, communicating further particulars respecting the abandoned depot at Maaghil [Magil] on the Euphrates River. The Political Agent states that since the removal of (HM steamer) Comet'sdepot to Busrah [Basra], the depot is not in fact abandoned but continues to be occupied by its owners Messrs Lynch and Co, from whom a portion of the depot had been previously rented by the Government of India for the Comet.The despatch is in continuation of Political No. 143 of 11 August 1873 (IOR/L/PS/6/111, ff 111-123a).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 2, and terminates at f 7, 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 two foliation anomalies: f 4a and f 6a.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Storage facilities
Government of India
HMS Comet
Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Company - Geographic region:
- Maaghil
Euphrates River - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100110291512.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100110291512.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 2-7
IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 2-7