Political No. 202 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to Affairs in Nejd and Bahrein, and Rumoured Movements of Turkish Troops on Oman
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Political No. 202 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to Affairs in Nejd and Bahrein, and Rumoured Movements of Turkish Troops on Oman
- 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 papers relating to affairs in Nejd [Najd] and Bahrein [Bahrain], and rumoured movements of [Ottoman] Turkish troops on Oman. The chief correspondents are the Acting Political Agent in the Persian Gulf and the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department. Also included are translated purports of letters by: the Chief of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]; the Chief of Debaye [Dubai], via his Yawar (Assistant); and the British Agent, Arab Coast, Shargah [Sharjah]. The papers chiefly refer to the dispute between the Chief of Aboothabee and the 'colonists' of Odeyd [Khawr al Udayd], and the purported intention of the Turkish authorities to extend their influence to Oman.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 15, and terminates at f 25, 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 three foliation anomalies: f 15a, f 20a, and f 21a.In the second copy of the despatch two extracts of Enclosure No. 10 have been cut out of the folio (f 23).
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Tribal relations
Government of the Ottoman Empire - Geographic region:
- Oman
Odeyd - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100110297432.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100110297432.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 15-25
IOR/L/PS/6/114, ff 15-25