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 3 January 1873, forwarding a copy of a letter referring to certain matters connected with the ‘Livingstone Search Expedition’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 70, and terminates at f 71a, 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 one foliation anomaly: f 71a.
Abstract: Copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 10 April 1874 and received via Brindisi on 2 May 1874, forwarding a copy of further papers relating to Zanzibar affairs.Physical description: 1 item
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 23 June 1873, forwarding a copy of papers referring to affairs at Zanzibar, and requesting that an early decision may be communicated regarding the status of the Political Agent there, which was referred to the Secretary of State for India in Despatch No. 84 of 26 April 1872.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 280, and terminates at f 284, 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 one foliation anomaly: f 280a.
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 2 June 1874 and received by the India Office Political Department on 8 July 1874, forwarding for information a copy of a letter from the Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], reporting the death at Zanzibar on 22 March 1874 of Mr Brenner, Vice-Consul for the Austro-Hungarian Empire at Aden.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 132 and terminates at f 135, 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 132a and f 134a.
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of Enclosures to a Despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 67 of 1841, dated 30 August 1841. The enclosures are dated 12 April to 30 August 1841, and are mostly copies of correspondence relating to the Persian Gulf, Persia [Iran], and Zanzibar.The correspondence mainly consists of the following: letters from the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Captain Samuel Hennell); reports from the British Agent at Muscat on a mission to Zanzibar (Captain Atkins Hamerton); and correspondence between the Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay, and the Secretary to the Government of India. Other correspondents include the Imam of Muscat.The enclosures relate to subjects including: the state of affairs in Persia; the conduct of a Frenchman, calling himself the Comte de Pron, at Muscat; the suggestion that the European troops at Karrack [Kharg], should be accommodated on board vessels stationed off that Island during the hot Summer months, for health reasons; and other matters relating to Nedgd [Nejd], Bahrein [Bahrain], Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], Debay [Dubai], and Oman.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-35, on folios 1-6. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso of each enclosure.
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 18 of 1841, dated 26 March 1841. The enclosures are dated 10 August 1840 to 27 March 1841. They mainly consist of copies of correspondence sent and received by the Government of Bombay, relating to the Persian Gulf and Zanzibar.The correspondence is mostly between the following: the Secretary to the Government of Bombay (John Pollard Willoughby); the Secretary to the Government of India (Thomas Herbert Maddock); the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Samuel Hennell); the British Agent at Muscat (Captain Atkins Hamerton); the Superintendent of the Indian Navy (Captain Robert Oliver); and Commodore G B Brooks, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Gulf of Persia.The correspondence discusses matters including:The claim for compensation by Hajee Mahomed Ally Suffur (also spelled Hajee Mahomed Aly Jaffer) against the Shaikh of Kishm [Qishm, also spelled Kishin] for a quantity of sugar belonging to him, said to have been taken from the wreck of the buggalow
Futeh Ool Ruhman(also spelled
Futteh Ool Rahimanin this part) on the Island of QishmCaptain Hamerton proceeding on a mission to Zanzibar, and a deputation allowance of ten Rupees per day being granted to himThe suggestion of the Resident in the Persian Gulf that some small vessels should be attached to the Indian Naval Squadron in the Gulf, for the conveyance of important despatches to the Government of Bombay received via the Persian Gulf routeIntelligence received from Shiraz, including an account by the News Writer at Shiraz (Mirza Reza) of the ‘great disturbances’ which had recently taken place in the city, and news from other parts of Persia [Iran], including Kerman [Kirmān],Tehran, and Bushire [Būshehr]The proceedings of the Resident in the Persian Gulf in regard to the piracy stated to have been committed by Jubbur Rugragee (also spelled Jubber Ragragee) upon a boat belonging to Rasel Khyma [Ras Al Khaimah]The measures adopted by the Resident in the Persian Gulf for settling demands made against the Chief of Debaye [Dubai, also spelled Debayee], Shaikh Mookhtoom [Shaikh Maktoum bin Bati ibn Suhayl, also spelled Muckhtoom in this part], on account of the reported infractions of the maritime truce by his subjectsThe proceedings of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian GulfThe commanders and crews of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat’s ships
Carolineand
Peidmontesebeing rewarded for the assistance they provided to the East India Company’s schooner
Emilyin March 1840, when it was in danger of being shipwrecked in Muscat CoveDr Thomas Mackenzie, the Civil Surgeon of the Residency in the Persian Gulf, being granted permission to proceed to Europe on furlough, and Assistant Surgeon Andrew Weatherhead being appointed to succeed him as Civil Surgeon.This part also includes enclosures relating to Oman, Bahrien [Bahrain, also spelled Bahrein in this part], and the Nejddee Country [Nejd, also spelled Nejdee in this part].Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-40, on folios 391-397. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso of each enclosure.
Abstract: Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 31 October 1871.The Enclosures consist of correspondence between the Government of Bombay and the Government of India, containing points of administrative clarification in relation to correspondence concerning the slave trade, and the succession of Syud Burgash [Saiyid Barghash] to the sovereignty of Zanzibar.The Enclosures are dated 25 September - 25 October 1871.Physical description: There is an Abstract of Contents on folio 293, numbered 1-5.
Abstract: Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 10 October 1871, concerning Zanzibar.The papers cover: the accession of Syud Burgash [Saiyid Barghash] as Sultan of Zanzibar; the despatch of HMS
Wolverineto Zanzibar, and the question of whether the
Wolverineshould salute the new ruler; requests from the Government of India for information on Zanzibar affairs; the response to Syud Burgash's letter announcing his accession; the new ruler's attitude to the suppression of the slave trade; and correspondence concerning the formal recognition of Syud Burgash as Sultan of Zanzibar.The Despatch includes correspondence from Dr John Kirk, Acting Political Agent and HM Consul at Zanzibar.The enclosures are dated 9 January to 3 October 1871.Physical description: There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 70-71, numbered 1-15.
Abstract: Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871.The Enclosures contain correspondence from John Kirk, Acting Political Agent and Consul, Zanzibar (dated August-September 1871), concerning events in Zanzibar, including: a description of a raid that resulted in disaster for the Arab colony of the interior at Unyayembe [Unyanyembe]; references to Henry Morton Stanly [Stanley] and Dr David Livingstone; and a report on the financial position of the Sultan of Zanzibar (Syud Burgash [Saiyid Barghash]) and his likely successors.The Enclosures are dated 31 October-10 November 1871.Physical description: 1 item (5 folios)
Abstract: Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 17 October 1871, concerning Zanzibar affairs.The papers include: the suppression of the slave trade, and the British Government's wish to end the subsidy paid by the Sultan of Zanzibar to the Ruler of Muscat.The papers include correspondence from Henry Adrian Churchill, Political Agent and HBM's Consul, Zanzibar.The Enclosures are dated 23 May - 14 October 1871.Physical description: 1 item (5 folios)
Abstract: Enclosures Nos. 3-4 to Despatch No. 24 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 7 June 1860. The Enclosures are dated 13 April-30 May 1860. Received 12 July 1860.The Enclosures include a report from Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Palmer Rigby, Consul and British Agent, Zanzibar, concerning the French Consul's decision to break off relations with the Sultan of Zanzibar, and a French threat to use force. Rigby suggests that the French action arose from the Sultan's friendly attitude toward the British Government. The Enclosure contains correspondence (some in French) between the British Consul and the French naval commander at Zanzibar.Physical description: 1 item (22 folios)
Abstract: Enclosures Nos. 3-4 of Despatch No. 5 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 22 February 1860. The Enclosures are dated 30 November 1859-20 February 1860. Received 21 March 1860.The Enclosures include a report from Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Palmer Rigby, Consul and British Agent, Zanzibar, dated 30 November 1859, covering the arrival and departure of British and other foreign ships at Zanzibar, and the suppression of the slave trade. Also present is a letter from Commodore George Greville Wellesley, Commander in Chief, Indian Navy, dated 20 February 1860, recommending the use of a screw sloop rather than a screw gunboat for the suppression of the slave trade in the area.Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)