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1. 'PERSIAN GULF AND GULF OF OMAN. RESOURCES AND COAST DEFENCES.'
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- Abstract: Printed report published by the Intelligence Department of the Admiralty, 1903. The report includes advice on collecting information on defences such as defended areas, minefields, ordnance, under-water defences. Much of the information was extracted from the Persian Gulf Report, 1898.There are details on Muscat; Mussandam Promontory; Khor Kawi [Khawr al Quway‘], Elphinstone Inlet [Khawr ash Shamm], Khasab; Pirate Coast; Bahrain; Kuwait; Fao [Al Fāw]; Basra; Bushire; Lingah; Bundar Abbas [Bandar Abbas].Also included is an 'Official statement of British Policy with regard to (1) the proposed Baghdad Railway; and (2) Persia and the Persian Gulf generally' given in the House of Lords, May 5, 1903.Maps include: rough sketch of operations in the vicinity and Bushire from the 3rd to the 10th February 1857 (Reproduced from Outram's Persian Campaign 1857); sketch of the attack on the batteries of Mohumra [Khorramshahr]: combined naval and military forces under command of Sir James Outram; sketch of the ground in the neighbourhood of Ahwaz [Ahvāz] on the Karun [Kārūn], showing the position occupied by the Persian Army, and the advance of the British detachment upon the town, March 1857. At the back of the report there is a large fold-out map: General Outline Map of the Persian Gulf showing Submarine Cables and the Principal Places mentioned in the Report.Physical description: Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on a map that is stored in a sleeve at the back of the volume, on number 57.
2. ‘Regarding the Plans & Sections called for of the Aden Seaward Defences’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of two Military Letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 4 September and 16 October 1850 respectively.The item relates to the delay in supplying the Court of Directors with plans and [cross] sections of the seaward defences at Aden. The Military Board, Bombay, put forward their reasons for this delay and outline the information they require from the Home authorities before they can suggest the points on the defences which would be best suited for armament. There is also discussion about the need to supply plans and sections for works being carried out on the isthmus.Correspondents: the Court of Directors; the Military Board; and the Government of Bombay.Folio 789a verso contains a stamp which reads: 'RECEIVED. 26 NOV. [1]850. SOUTHHAMPTON'.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Military', 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 7172, Draft No. 123 of 1851', 'Collection No 2', and 'Military Department 1850'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 787, and terminates at f 796, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly: f 789a.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
3. ‘Reports the progress of the works at Aden.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, an extract Military Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 30 October 1847.The item relates to a progress report on the construction work currently being done on the defences at Aden. The report, which covers the month of June 1847, has been submitted to the Bombay Military Board by Captain James Kilner, Executive Engineer. Details are provided on the type of works, as well as their timescales, progress, and costs. The report is then forwarded to the Governor of Bombay, along with the complaint that Colonel Grant had not made any comments on the report.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Military Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5942, Draft 151/48’ and ‘Collection N. 2’. The ‘2’ in ‘Collection No. 2’ has been crossed out and replaced with ‘14’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 738, and terminates at f 746, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
4. 'Defences of Aden and Perim.'
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- Abstract: The volume contains extracts from the Military Proceedings of the Government of India, consisting of correspondence, reports, tables and statements relating to defences, fortifications, batteries and barracks at Aden and Perim Island.The principal correspondents are the Secretary to the Government of India, Military Department; the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Military Department; the Secretary of State for India; and the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for War.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 28; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
5. 'Claims of Major W Jacob & Lt Col Grant connected with the pleas for the defences of Aden'
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Military Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 10 September 1847.The item relates to requests for remuneration made by Major William Jacob, Bombay Artillery, and Lieutenant-Colonel Charles William Grant, Superintendent Engineer, following their work on the new defences at Aden. The item includes discussions by members of the Government of Bombay Council and the Governor-General of India as to whether the men should be remunerated or whether this might set an ‘embarrassing precedent’. In particular, the Governor-General’s correspondence cites several examples of similar scenarios where officers have not been remunerated beyond the usual allowances. The requests are forwarded on to the Court of Directors for their consideration.As well as the above, the item’s correspondents also include the Military Board, Bombay.Most of the material dates from 1846-47, except from minor extracts of letters cited in Jacob’s letter. These extracts date from 1844.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Military’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5942, Draft 151/48’, ‘Collection No. 3’ and ‘Military Department, Dec[embe]r 1847’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 694, and terminates at f 721, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
6. Defences of Aden
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- Abstract: Enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 25 of 1846, dated 2 March 1846. The enclosures are dated and contain correspondence relating to the defences of Aden. This item commences with an abstract of contents (folio 212). Correspondence from the Political Agent in Aden addressed to the Government of Bombay.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
7. Karrack Affairs
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- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 60 of 1840, dated 7 August 1840. The enclosures are dated 8 May-7 August 1840.They consist of correspondence relating to Karrack [Kharg, also written as such in this item] affairs, specifically the improvement of the fortifications and defences at Karrack. The correspondence includes a plan of its large and small forts on folio 96.Correspondents include: the Military Board, Bombay; the Quartermaster General of the Bombay Army; and the Resident in the Persian Gulf.Physical description: 1 item (84 folios)
8. Aden Affairs
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- 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 66 of 1840, dated 25 August 1840.The enclosures are dated 25 July-25 August 1840 and consist of correspondence relating to the improvement of the fortifications at Aden.The correspondents include: the Political Agent at Aden and the Military Board, Bombay.Physical description: 1 item (376 folios)
9. Turkish Arabia Affairs: Matters Relating to the Anglo-Persian War
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- Abstract: This item comprises one enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee [Bombay Secret Letter], No. 16 dated 27 January 1857. The enclosure is also dated 27 January 1857.The enclosure comprises a despatch, dated 22 December 1856, from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq], for the Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, consisting of copies of his two recent despatches to Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, HM Ambassador at Constantinople [Istanbul], dated 10 and 18 December 1856.The papers cover and include the following:Kemball’s recent visit to Bussorah [Basra] and his opinion that the defences recently constructed by Persia [Iran] at Mohamerah [Khorramshahr, formerly Mohammerah] need not concern the British as there are currently no signs of a Persian intention to disrupt communications in the regionConfirmation that Kemball has secured grain and cattle for fresh meat in expectation of the British expedition in the Persian GulfNotification that, in expectation of an attack in the region by the British, Sheikh Jaber, the principal chief of the Chaab [Banū Ka‘b] tribe [Shaikh Jābir bin Mirdāw al-Ka‘bī, Shaikh of Mohammerah], has approached HM Vice Consul at Bussorah, as well as Kemball, professing support of the British Government and offering his services, whilst at the same time having allegedly also approached the Ottoman Governor in case of a Turkish takeover of MohammerahKemball’s distrust of Sheikh Jaber and the tribes in the area, who he claims would ‘readily join what they believe to be the strongest party’ (f 257)A table entitled ‘Arab Tribes under Persian Authority’, detailing: names of tribes; names of shaikhs; total numbers of men; total numbers of horses, camels, sheep and cows; and any significant additional information (ff 258-259).Physical description: 1 item (10 folios)