Secret No. 5 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Relating to Measures Taken by the Ameer of Afghanistan for the Punishment of those Concerned in the Murder of Major Macdonald
Secret No. 5 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Relating to Measures Taken by the Ameer of Afghanistan for the Punishment of those Concerned in the Murder of Major Macdonald
Secret No. 5 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Relating to Measures Taken by the Ameer of Afghanistan for the Punishment of those Concerned in the Murder of Major Macdonald
Date:
1874/1874
Description:
Abstract: This item consists of a copy of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 23 January 1873 and received by the India Office Political Department on 16 February 1873, forwarding a copy of papers relating to measures taken by the Ameer [Amir] of Afghanistan for the punishment of those concerned in the murder of Major Macdonald. The primary correspondents are the Secretary to the Government of the Punjab and the Government of India Foreign Department, and the papers include translated copies of two letters from the Ameer of Cabul [Kabul]. The despatch is in continuation of Political No. 165 of 22 September 1873 (IOR/L/PS/6/111, ff 658-660a).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 240, and terminates at f 242a, 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 240a, f 241a, and f 242a.