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1. ‘Sketch Map Showing Police Outposts in the Euphrates Valley on the Road from Baghdad to Aleppo.’
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- Abstract: The map shows the Euphrates river, from north of Maskanah to south of Baghdad. The names of police posts along the river valley are underlined with a single line, and the names of towns with regular garrisons are underlined with a double line. The map also shows part of the Tigris river.The map bears the printing statements ‘Intelligence Branch. Topo. Dy. No. 1,848. Exd. C. J. A., February 1897.’, ‘(Sd.) J. A. D., 27-7-96.’ and the reference number ‘No. 1,179-I., 96.’Physical description: Materials: Printed on paperDimensions: 384 x 457mm on sheet 472 x 562mm
2. Aden and Mocha 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 52 of 1841, dated 19 June 1841. The enclosures are dated 5 May to 16 June 1841, and relate to affairs at Aden and the surrounding area, and at Mocha.The enclosures consist of correspondence, and resolutions of the Government of Bombay in the Secret Department. The main correspondents are as follows: the Political Agent at Aden, Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines; the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, John Pollard Willoughby; and the Secretary to the Government of India, Thomas Herbert Maddock.The enclosures concern matters including:The state of affairs at Aden and the surrounding area, including the actions of Sultan M’Houssain Fudthill of Lahidge (also spelled Lahedge) [Muhsin ibn al-Fadl al-'Abdali, Sultan of Lahej]The views of the Political Agent at Aden on the inexpediency of reducing any portion of the European troops at Aden, and the relief of the wing of HM 6th Regiment doing duty at AdenThe Political Agent at Aden hiring a house as the post and police office at Aden, and the appointment of a Cazee [kazi, civil judge]The claim of Abdool Russool [Abdul Rasool], the former British Native Agent at Mocha, for indemnification on account of his property stolen by the Sheriff of Mocha, and the policy to be followed in British negotiations with the Imaum of Senna [Imam of Sanaa].Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-18, on folios 107-110. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso of each enclosure.