Abstract: This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 39 of 1854, dated 16 June 1854. The enclosure is numbered 3 and is dated 15 April 1854.The enclosure contains correspondence from His Majesty’s Consul at Bagdad [Baghdad] and Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq], concerning the state of affairs in Persia [Iran] and Turkish Arabia.Physical description: 1 item (12 folios)
Abstract: Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871.The Enclosures consist of Despatches from Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Herbert, Consul-General, Baghdad, to the British Ambassador in Constantinople, concerning affairs in Turkish Arabia.The Despatches cover: insurrection of Shammar Arabs at Nisibeen; tribal affairs; intelligence reaching the Consul-General from Nejd [Najd]; statistics of deaths from cholera; the mutual irritation of the Persian Government and the Ottoman authorities over various incidents in the area; and intelligence concerning Abdullah [Abdallah ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd] and Saood [Saud ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd].The Enclosures are dated 11 September - 2 October 1871.Physical description: 1 item (10 folios)
Abstract: Enclosure No. 3 to Despatch No. 3 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 9 February 1860. The Enclosure is dated 25 November 1859. Received 6 March 1860.The Enclosure consists of despatches from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, to HBM's Ambassador at Constantinople, concerning the defeat of Hajee [Haji] Sheikh Jaber [Shaikh Jābir bin Mirdāw Āl Ka'bi], Shaikh of Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] by Persian troops; his flight to Turkish territory; and general matters in the region (including the laying of an electric telegraph line from Baghdad).Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: Enclosure No. 3 to Despatch No. 23 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 7 June 1860. The Enclosure is dated 11 April 1860. Received 12 July 1860.The Enclosure contains a despatch from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, to HBM's Ambassador at Constantinople. The despatch covers: appointment of subordinate governors; detention of boats on the Tigris; the reinstatement of the Shaikh of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]; the supply of coals for Ottoman steamers; telegraphic communications; and miscellaneous news.Physical description: 1 item (5 folios)
Abstract: Enclosures Nos. 3-4 of Despatch No. 15 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 11 April 1860. The Enclosures are dated 6 January-1 February 1860. Received 5 May 1860.The Enclosures consist of despatches from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, to HBM's Ambassador at Constantinople. The despatches cover: an engagement between Kurdish tribesmen and Persian troops; telegraphic communications; shipping; grain shortages; and a report concerning the Shaikh of Mohamrah [Khorramshahr].Physical description: 1 item (13 folios)
Abstract: Enclosure No. 3 to Despatch No. 6 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 23 February 1860. The Enclosure is dated 16 December 1859. Received 21 March 1860.The Enclosure consists of a despatch from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, to HBM's Ambassador at Constantinople, dated 7 December 1859, reporting a change of governor at Baghdad, and unrest in Kurdistan.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Enclosure no. 3 to dispatch no. 6 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 27 March 1861. The enclosure is dated January 1861. Received 19 April 1861.The enclosure consists of a letter from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, forwarding a dispatch sent to HBM's Ambassador at Constantinople, giving a summary of affairs at Baghdad.The letter includes a report from the British Agent at Bussorah [Basra] of the implications of the plunder of a Turkish [Ottoman] government vessel by a party of Arabs who were subjects of Persia [Iran].Physical description: 1 item (5 folios)
Abstract: Enclosure no. 3 to dispatch no. 19 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 27 May 1861. The enclosure is dated 13 March 1861. No date of receipt.The enclosure consists of a letter from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, forwarding a dispatch sent to HBM's Ambassador at Constantinople, concerning affairs in Turkish Arabia, including an investigation by the Governor General of Irak [Iraq] of complaints of extortion against various district officials, and the correction of an abuse that had taken place under a previous Governor, involving the making of payments for a large number of irregular soldiers, while the number in existence was actually very small.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Enclosure no. 3 to dispatch no. 20 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 12 June 1861. The enclosure is dated 10 April 1861. No date of receipt.The enclosure consists of a letter from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, forwarding a dispatch sent to HBM's Ambassador at Constantinople, concerning affairs in Turkish Arabia, including an Ottoman Government inquiry into bribery charges against a former Governor-General of the province, and the navigability of the River Tigris.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Enclosures nos. 3-4 to dispatch no. 11 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 12 April 1861. The enclosures are dated February 1861. Received 6 May 1861.The enclosures consist of letters from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, reporting the satisfaction of the British Ambassador at Constantinople with Hyslop's conduct of affairs, and a change of Ottoman governor at Baghdad.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: Enclosure No. 3 to Despatch No. 18 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 27 April 1860. The Enclosure is dated 29 February 1860. Received 28 May 1860.The Enclosure contains a despatch from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, to HBM's Ambassador at Constantinople. The despatch covers: a resolution of the grain shortage; tribal affairs; and the crewing of Turkish [Ottoman] river steamers.Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: Enclosure No. 3 to Despatch No. 19 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 9 May 1860. The Enclosure is dated 14 March 1860. Received 13 June 1860.The Enclosure contains a despatch from James McAdam Hyslop, Officiating Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, to HBM's Ambassador at Constantinople. The despatch communicates news of the appointment of Mustaffa Noorie Pasha [Mustafa Nuri Pasha] as Governor General of Baghdad.Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)