Political No. 2 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia Regarding Aid to be Lent by the Commander of the Force at Nejd to British Officers Engaged in the Survey of the Kateef Coast
Political No. 2 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia Regarding Aid to be Lent by the Commander of the Force at Nejd to British Officers Engaged in the Survey of the Kateef Coast
Political No. 2 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia Regarding Aid to be Lent by the Commander of the Force at Nejd to British Officers Engaged in the Survey of the Kateef Coast
Date:
1874/1874
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 2 January 1874, forwarding a copy of a letter from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq], in which he reports that the [Ottoman] Governor-General of Irak [Iraq] has written to the Commander of the Force at Nejd [Najd] directing him to 'show proper respect' to the British Officers engaged in the survey operations on the Kateef [Qatif] Coast and to lend them aid if necessary. The despatch is in continuation of Political No. 169 of 2 October 1873 (IOR/L/PS/6/112, ff 11-16a).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 6, 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.