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 28 July 1874, acknowledging receipt of the latter’s despatch No. 8 of 4 July 1874, forwarding a further collection of papers regarding the ‘hostile’ proceedings of Ibrahim bin Kais on the Batinah Coast and the general aspect of affairs in Oman.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 231, and terminates at f 263a, 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 six foliation anomalies: f 231a, f 242a, f 242b, f 252a, f 252b, and f 263a, and one foliation omission, f 244.
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 17 April 1874 and received via Brindisi on 11 May 1874, forwarding papers regarding the 'hostile proceedings' of Ibrahim bin Kais on the Batinah Coast [Al Bāţinah].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 456 and terminates at f 472, 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 456a and f 462a.
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 33 of 1853, dated 10 May 1853. The enclosures are numbered 3-10 and are dated 1-17 May 1853. A note in red ink indicates that numbers 8-9 (copy of the
Bombay Times,
Telegraph and Courier, and the
Bombay Gazette) are missing.The papers relate to affairs in the Persian Gulf including:A tour of the Persian Gulf by the Resident in the Persian GulfThe interception of ships carrying enslaved peoples to the Batinah Coast of Oman.Correspondents include the Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Native Agent at Sharjah, and the Secretary to the Government of India.Physical description: 1 item (12 folios)