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37. ‘Vol: 2 - Relative to the disgraceful treatment experienced by Lieut Dominicetti of the Marine from the Dola of Mocha and others, and to the plunder of the Company’s Factory at that place in 1817 – also Proceedings of the Expedition which was in consequence dispatched against the Town of Mocha.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. It is the second in a series of two items on Lieutenant Dominicetti and Mocha (the other is IOR/F/4/690/18908). The principal correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain John Richard Lumley of HMS Topaz, Senior Officer in the Red Sea; and Captain William Bruce, Government Agent.The item concerns:The punitive expedition against Mocha on account of the treatment of Lieutenant Bartholomew DominicettiAn account of the blockade and bombardment of Mocha, including a return of those killed or injured in the action (ff 264-265 and ff 316-317)The negotiations between Bruce and the new Dola [Governor] of Mocha, Ameer Futhullah el Mahdee [Amir Futhullah al-Mahdi]The treaty between the British and the Imaum of Senna [Mahdi ‘Abdullāh al-Qāsimī, Imam of Yemen] which covers: rights of British subjects in Yemen; rights of the Resident at the Factory in Mocha; duties payable by British subjects at MochaA discussion of the influence of the Ottoman Empire through the Viceroy of Egypt on YemenThe appointment of Lieutenant George Robson as Acting Resident at Mocha, and instructions to him.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 38, P.C. [Previous Communication] 61, [Season 18]23/24’ and ‘Examiner’s Office November 1821’.Physical description: The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.
38. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 1. September 26th, 1914 to October 17th, 1914.’
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- Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D between 26 September 1914 and 17 October 1914. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: correspondence; telegrams; reports; orders; despatches; and instructions.A summary of the contents of this volume is pasted on the leading flyleaf, under the subtitle ‘Preparations’:Warnings about the likelihood of Turkey [Ottoman Empire] entering the warThe decision to send a force to the GulfPreparation to send the 6th division to the Gulf, and a discussion over where it should landThe collection of the 16th brigade at Bombay [Mumbai] and Karachi, and their sailing to the Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 58; these numbers are printed, and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.Dimensions: 21x33cm
39. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 16. PART I. (From 1st to 15th November 1915.)’
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- Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 15 November 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include: telegrams, letters, memoranda, lists and tables.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folios 7-8. The volume mostly relates to:Reinforcements and supplies for Force D, including: weapons; land vehicles; river craft; sea craft; and ammunitionDetails of a potential aviation unit in MesopotamiaStaff appointments and movementsPrisoners of war held and exchangedMovements of Turkish [Ottoman] forces from Bitlis to Mosul and the rumoured arrival of Turkish infantry at Dair-az-Zor [Deir ez-Zor]Dispositions of the Turkish forces and intelligence on their potential reinforcementsRusso-Turkish operationsDiscussions about Persia [Iran], including: the potential effects of Persia entering the war; the impact on the oil fields; support from the Shaikh of Muhammareh [Khorramshahr]; the situation on the Arabistan [Khuzestan] frontier; and the attitudes of the Bakhtiari Khans [Bakhtīyārī Khāns]Proposals to construct a railway from Basrah [Basra] to NasiriyahActivities of tribes between Aziziyah [Al ‘Aziziyah] and Kut [Al-Kut, also rendered in text as Kut-al-Amarah]Discussions about the creation of an autonomous ‘Arab state’ and negotiations held between Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry McMahon, High Commissioner of Egypt, and the Sharif of Mecca [Al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, Sharīf of Mecca]Proposed advance to Baghdad, including: discussions about publishing a proclamation about the occupation of Baghdad (draft at ff 47-48); edits to this proclamation suggested by General Nixon, General Officer Commanding Force D (f 108), and the Viceroy of India (ff 113-114); and the decision to alter the proclamation based on McMahon’s promise of the velayets [a province under the Ottoman Empire] of Basrah and Baghdad to ‘the Arab party’Arrival of General Headquarters at Aziziyah from Kut.The volume also includes:Composition of Force D at the end of November 1915 (ff 3-6)Appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations summarising the situation in Mesopotamia on: 1 November 1915 (ff 15-16); 8 November 1915 (ff 81-82); and 15 November 1915 (ff 153-154)Distribution of Force D for week commencing 17 October 1915 (ff 25-27) and week commencing 24 October 1915 (ff 111-123)A table providing details on ‘Ships for Indian Divisions’ (ff 137-138).The vast majority of material in the volume dates from November 1915, with the exception of a small amount of material which dates from October 1915.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 161; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 10-159; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
40. ‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 21. PART II. (From 16th to 30th April 1916.)’
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- Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 30 April 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, memoranda, telegrams, and intelligence summaries and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations.A summary of the contents can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3250. The volume mostly relates to:Efforts for the relief of Kut [Al-Kut], negotiations with the Turkish [Ottoman] forces, and the surrender of the British garrisonUpdates from the Tigris and Euphrates linesSupplies and equipment for Force D, including ammunition and river craftMedical arrangements in Mesopotamia, including the need for more staff, equipment, and stores, and plans for evacuating the sick and wounded. It includes weekly sick returns for 25 March (f 32) and 1 April (ff 146-147)Reinforcements for Force DPlans for the construction of a railway between Basrah [Basra] and NasiriyahThe movements and dispositions of Turkish and German troopsThe operations of Russian forces.The following tables appear:Composition of Force D (ff 38-42)The strengths of units in Force D (ff 76-87, ff 174-177)Statement showing provision of river craft for Force D (ff 92-96)Statement showing the reinforcements that embarked for Basrah (ff 188-199).The vast majority of material in the volume dates from 16-30 April 1916, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from February, March and 1-15 April 1916.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 201; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-199; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
41. ‘Muscat – Claims of Saed Abu Buker on account of the plunder of his Bugla by the Arabs of Sohar.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors; Captain Atkins Hamerton, British Agent at Muscat; and Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a claim for indemnification by Saied Abu Bakur [Sayyid Abu Bakr] for an incident of alleged piracy by the Jenaba [Jeneba] tribe on his bugla [baghla] at Soor [Sur, also called Sohar in the item]. There is a discussion of vessels using both Turkish and English colours for different purposes.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No.2 of No. 57, Draft 32, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3301, [Season] 1842’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 592 and terminates at f 607, 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.
42. ‘Muskat. Translations of letter from the Acting Native Agent at – communicating intelligence from that quarter. Vol: 4’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondent is Heskael bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Acting British Agent at Muscat. It is the fourth in a series of five items.The item concerns information conveyed by Heskael bin Yusoof, consisting of:The movements of Syud Sueed [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Imām of Muscat] and his son Thooenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd]A meeting between the son of Faisal [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] and bin Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 653_1853’ and ‘Collection No. 21 of No. 53 of 1853’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 570, and terminates at f 575, 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.
43. ‘Draft of a letter from H.R.H. Abbas Meerza to H.E. General Yermoloff’
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- Abstract: Copy of a translated draft of a letter from the Crown Prince of Persia [Iran], Abbas Meerza ['Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], to the Governor-General of Georgia, General Yermoloff [Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov]. The letter indicates that Abbas Meerza has again sent Futteh Allee Khan [Fath-‘Ali Khan Rashti] to Tiflis [Tbilisi] to conclude the negotiations for the demarcation of the Russo-Persian border with General Yermoloff.This document was originally enclosed in the letter of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 2 April 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/11).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
44. ‘Draft of the conditions for Peace offered by the Russian Plenipotentiary General Obreskoff to His Excellency The Kaim Mukam at the Conference held at Kara-Melek on the 3d of November 1827’
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- Abstract: Drafts (in both English and Persian) of the peace conditions offered by the Russian plenipotentiary General Obreskoff [Aleksandr Mikhailovich Obreskov] to the Kaim Mukam [Mirza Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qāʾim-Maqām], the Vizier of the Crown Prince of Persia [Iran], at the peace conference held at Kara-Melek on 3 November 1827, with regard to the conclusion of the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. The terms include demands for the territorial cession from Persia to Russia of the khanates of Erivan [Yerevan], Nukshirvan [Nakhchivan] and Talish, and for reparations of fifteen crores of tomans [Persian currency], in return for the evacuation of Azerbijan [Azerbaijan] by Russian troops. The conditions also give instructions for the payment of the reparations in instalments and for the signature of the conditions by Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār].These documents were originally enclosed, numbered 1, in dispatch No. 74 of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 8 November 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/98).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
45. ‘Transactions at Bussora & Bagdad vol 3’
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- Abstract: This item consists primarily of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the governments of Bombay and Bengal. This item consists primarily of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the governments of Bombay and Bengal. It is the third in a series of three items on Bussora [Basra] and Bagdad [Baghdad] (the others are IOR/F/4/706/19082 and 19083). The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Political Resident in Bussora, Robert Taylor; Pasha of Bagdad [Pasha of Baghdad, Dāwūd Pasha].The main topic of this item is the temporary move of the British Residency from Bussora to Grain [Kuwait] owing to a dispute between the Pasha of Baghdad, Dāwūd Pasha, and the former British Resident of Bagdad, Claudius James Rich (for a fuller account of the dispute, see IOR/F/4/706/19082). There are letters between the Pasha and Robert Taylor about resolving this dispute and returning the British Residency to Bussora. There is a discussion between Taylor, the Government of Bombay, and the Advocate General of Bengal (Robert Spankie) about the possibility of re-imposing the trade embargo between Bussora and India if the Pasha does not accept British demands. Folio 258 contains a list of imports and exports to and from Bussora 1820/21.This item includes a contents page, and the title page contains the following references: ‘Political No. 10, P C 80, Draft 102, Season [18]23/4’ and ‘Examiners’ Office 1823’.Physical description: The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
46. ‘Miscellaneous information translated from the correspondence of the secret informant regarding the Russian and Persian frontier discussions and the proceedings of the Russian mission at Tabreez’
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- Abstract: Translation of a summary of the correspondence of an unknown secret informant detailing miscellaneous information regarding the negotiations between Russia and Persia [Iran] for the demarcation of their frontier, and concerning the Russian mission at Tabreez [Tabriz], including:The relationship between the Russian Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Mazarovich [Semyon Mazarovich], and the Prince Royal [Crown Prince] of Persia ['Abbās Mīrzā Qājār]The missions of Futteh Allee Khan [Fath-‘Ali Khan Rashti] to Tiflis [Tbilisi] to negotiate the Russo-Persian frontierThe question of the return of guns captured by Russia from Persia at the Battle of Uslandooz [Aslanduz] in 1812The Russian request for the release of Turkish prisoners held at TabreezThe involvement of Mazarovich in the kidnap of an enslaved person.This document was originally enclosed in the letter of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 2 April 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/11).Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
47. ‘Extract from the Private Journal of Colonel Macdonald’
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- Abstract: Extract from the private journal of the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, dated 15 October 1827 to 14 December 1827. The journal details negotiations for peace in the ongoing war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. Macdonald Kinneir details the events preceding and during the meeting of Prince Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] and General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia], at Deharaghon [Azarshahr], for the negotiation of peace between Russia and Persia. He reports his travels, including to Tabreez [Tabriz], which is occupied by the Russians during the period covered by the journal, and the arrangements for the meeting at Deharaghon. Included are details of the Russian occupation of Tabreez, and Macdonald Kinneir’s efforts to ensure Abbas Meerza’s presence at Deharaghon. The journal then discusses the negotiations at Deharaghon regarding the cession of Talish to Russia and the payment of financial reparations demanded by Russia, including a transcript (in French) of proposals drawn up for the terms for the Persian payment of reparations (ff 21-22). Macdonald Kinneir also details the mistrust existing between Abbas Meerza and General Paskevitch, and the build-up of troops by both sides, including a transcript (in French) of a proposed armistice agreement (ff 26-28).The journal records Macdonald Kinneir’s meetings and communications with officials on both sides during the period, including:Prince Abbas MeerzaGeneral PaskevitchThe Prime Minister of the Shah of Persia, the Asuf-oo-Dowleh [Allāh Yār Khān Qājār Davallū Āṣaf al-Dawlah]The Kaim Mukam [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qāʾim-Maqām, the Vizier of the Crown Prince]M Amburger [Andrei Karlovich Amburger]General Paskevitch’s private secretary, M Grebiadoff [Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov].This document was originally enclosed, numbered 1, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 75 to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 9 December 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/107).Physical description: 1 item (34 folios)
48. ‘Extracts from the Private Journal of Col. Macdonald’
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- Abstract: Extracts from the private journal of the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, from 17 December 1827 to 27 March 1828. The journal covers the period of the negotiations for the peace treaty signed at Toorkomanchaee [Treaty of Turkamanchay] in February 1828, which ended the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. Macdonald Kinneir details his involvement in the negotiations, which took place primarily at Dehkarghan [Azarshahr] and Toorkomanchaee, including his conferences, discussions and communications with the key negotiators, including the Russian Commander-in-Chief, General Paskewitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia], Abbas Mirza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia], and the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī]. Macdonald Kinneir gives a detailed account of the events in the lead up to and aftermath of the conclusion of the treaty, including:The negotiations concerning the reparations to be paid by Persia to Russia, and the delays to the delivery of the moneyRussian threats to resume the war owing to mistrust caused by delays to the delivery of the reparationsThe breaking off of negotiations at Dehkarghan and resumption of negotiations at ToorkomanchaeeThe signing of the treatyThe agreement between Macdonald Kinneir and Abbas Mirza for the abrogation of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty between Britain and Persia in return for 200,000 tomans from BritainThe withdrawal of Russian troops from the Province of Azerbijaun [Azerbaijan] and the return of Abbas Mirza to Tabriz.Also included in the journal are copies of the following communications:Letter from Captain Ronald Dugald Harcourt Macdonald to Macdonald Kinneir, ff 12-13Written pledge, in French, from the Russian agent Prince Kondacheff guaranteeing the safety of reparations payments, ff 22Letter, in French, from General Paskewitch to Macdonald Kinneir, ff 33-34.This document was originally enclosed, in No. 93, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 34 to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 28 March 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/253).Physical description: 1 item (38 folios)