Abstract: Enclosures nos. 2-6 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 23 April 1845. The enclosures are dated 27 November 1844-2 February 1845.The enclosures consist of copies of dispatches from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia describing the state of relations between Persia [Iran] and the Ottoman Empire, particularly relating to a dispute over the border region of Zohab. Enclosure no. 3 contains a detailed report by the Political Agent describing the geography (ff 406-419) and history (ff 420-441) of Zohab, as well as his own observations on the current circumstances (ff 442-448).The other primary topic is the imprisonment and trial in Bagdad [Baghdad] of a Persian priest accused of making blasphemous alterations to a copy of the Koran [Quran], and its effects on relations between the Soonee [Sunni] and Sheeah [Shia] populations of Bagdad.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 403, and terminates at f 469, 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.
Abstract: Enclosures no. 2-3 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 28 February 1848. The enclosures are dated 7 December 1847-15 January 1848. The enclosures consist of copies of despatches from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia relating to affairs in and around Bagdad [Baghdad], including:A British merchant who was beaten and arrested while attempting to enter Bagdad and attempts to bring charges against the soldiers responsibleThe defeat of ‘brigands’ by the Governor of KermanshahA complaint against Khurshid Agha [Khorshid Aga], Governor of Bussorah [Basra], for the unauthorised boarding of a British vessel and his later removal from office and arrestThe immunity from British interference of Persian [Iranian] ships transporting enslaved persons in the Gulf and the difficulty of securing the release of those brought to Bussorah by them.Physical description: 1 item (15 folios)
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 20 February 1874 and received by the India Office via Brindisi on 16 March 1874, forwarding a copy of a report of a tour recently made by the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] to Busreh [Basra], Mahomerah [Khorramshahr], and the headquarters of Nasir Pasha at Hamar [Hammar], on the Euphrates River.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 383, and terminates at f 387, 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.
Abstract: Enclosure nos. 2-4 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of India, dated 15 July 1838. The enclosures are dated 17 April-23 June 1838.Enclosure no. 3 (ff 339-43) consists of a report by the Russian Agent [Yan Vitkevich/Jan Prosper Witkiewicz] on his mission to Candahar [Kandahar] and Cabool [Kabul], and his diplomatic meetings with the Emir of Afghanistan [Dūst Muḥammad Khān Bārakzāy]. The enclosure is in Russian.Enclosure no. 4 (ff 345-47) consists of a report by the Political Agent at Herat, Major Elliot D’Arcy Todd, on the continuing Persian siege of Herat, unsuccessful peace negotiations between Herat and Persia [Iran], and perceived Russian encouragement of Persian actions.Physical description: 1 item (13 folios)
Abstract: Enclosures in Letter No. 5 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 11 March 1811, consisting of:A copy of a letter from Henry Rudland, British Agent in Mocha, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Mocha and dated 16 July 1810. The letter reports the arrival in Mocha of a man named Abdool Kauder [Abdul Kader] from Gogah [Ghogha], who had accompanied Sir Harford Jones to Persia, and subsequently left the country with the ousted French Envoy General Claude-Mathieu Gardane and travelled to EuropeA translated copy of a letter from Meerza Sheffea, [Mīrzā Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Prime Minister of Persia, to Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā], Crown Prince of Persia, reporting the detention of an unidentified Frenchman and an Indian in PersiaAn extract from the
Bombay Courierdated 13 January 1811, reporting the arrival in Bombay en route to Persia of Mirza Abul Hassan [Mīrzā Abul Hassan], Persian Ambassador to London, accompanied by Sir Gore Ouseley, British Ambassador to Persia.Physical description: 1 item (5 folios)