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241. Zanzibar Affairs
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- Abstract: Enclosures Nos. 3-4 to Despatch No. 10 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 12 March 1860. The Enclosures are dated 29 November 1859-3 January 1860. Received 5 April 1860.The Enclosures include a report from Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Palmer Rigby, Consul and British Agent, Zanzibar, dated 29 November 1859, covering: the arrival there of a vessel flying Spanish colours, which was clearly involved in the slave trade; the actions of the Sultan of Zanzibar to prevent the vessel from engaging in slaving operations; copies of letters from a Spanish citizen who was involved in the slave trade; and copies of letters (in French only) from the French Consul. There is also a further report from Rigby on these and other matters, dated 3 January 1860.Physical description: 1 item (16 folios)
242. Zanzibar Affairs
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- Abstract: Enclosures nos. 3-5 to dispatch no. 18 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 11 May 1861. The enclosures are dated August 1860 to March 1861. Received 5 June 1861.The enclosures consist of: a report by Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan, in charge of the Muscat-Zanzibar Commission, concerning the slave trade on the East Coast of Africa (dated 5 October 1860); a resolution of the Honourable Board concerning Coghlan's report (dated 28 March 1861); and a report on Zanzibar affairs by Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Palmer Rigby, HM Consul and British Agent, Zanzibar (dated 28 August 1860), including references to the French presence at Zanzibar, and the execution by the Sultan of Zanzibar of the murderers of a (non-Muslim) European.Physical description: 1 item (47 folios)
243. Tehran Affairs
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- Abstract: This item is comprised of copies of secret letters, despatches, memoranda, translations of letters, and intelligence reports relating to events in Persia [Iran].Topics discussed include:Correspondence with the Sedr Azim [Ṣadr-i Aʿẓam] about investigations with the authorities at Fao concerning the landing of enslaved people in the ship MahmoodeeA letter of congratulations that the Shah had changed the title of the Sedr Azim from Excellency to Altesse(Highness) and the decoration of the order of Nooeean [Nuian]Arrangements for a pension for the widow of Mr Reed who was the confidential clerk and accountant to the Tehran MissionLetters from the Political Agent, Meshed [Mashhad] (translated by Ronald F Thomson), concerning meetings in Meshed to persuade the Ruler of Herat to form a contractOutbreak of cholera in Meshed and its dissemination to Tehran by pilgrims returning from MeshedTranslation of the articles of a secret treaty of friendship (ff 126-127) said to have been negotiated at Tehran between Nicolai Anilchkoff [Anichkov] and the Persian Government, concerning relations between Persia and Russia and other powersCorrespondence between Taylour Thomson, HM Consul, Tehran, and the Sedr Azim concerning the attitude of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Persia to requests made by the head of the British delegation.Translation from a letter written by Cazee Mahomed of Herat, a native of Punjab, residing in Meshed, to the Russian Minister at Tehran.Correspondents include: Taylour Thomson, HM Envoy and Charge d'Affaires, Tehran; the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London; Political Agent, Meshed; Political Agent, Asterabad [Astarabad, i.e. Gorgān]; Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Political Resident, Persian Gulf; H L Anderson, Secretary to Government, Bombay [Mumbai]; the Sedr Azim.Physical description: 1 item (133 folios)
244. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 36 of 1856, dated 12 May 1856. The enclosures are dated 9 April-10 May 1856.The papers concern events on the north east coast of Africa, as reported to the Government of Bombay by Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan, Political Resident at Aden. They specifically cover the following matters:Reports by Raffaello Barroni, Agent to Walter Chichele Plowden, HM Consul in Abyssinia [now Ethiopia], of disorder alleged to be fostered by the Governor of Mussowah [Massawa] and the resultant plunder carried out by Egyptian soldiers in nearby Abyssinian provinces, and the trafficking of prisoners taken by Egyptian troops on the ‘slave market’ at MussowahProceedings relating to Haj Shermarkie [Ḥājjī Sharmārkī ‘Alī Ṣāliḥ, also spelled Shermarkay and Shurmarkie in this item], the deposed Governor of Zailah [Saylac, or Zeila, Somalia, also spelled Zeylah in this item], including: Coghlan’s deputation of his assistant, Lieutenant Robert Lambert Playfair, to travel on the HC [Honourable Company’s] steam vessel Queento investigate Shermarkie’s alleged ‘piracy’ and attempts to blockade and re-take Zailah; Playfair’s account of his visits to the coastal ports of Zailah, Ain Tarad [El Darad, or Ceel Dhaarand], Berbera and Tajourah [Tadjoura], including a description of the mediation he conducted on board the Queenbetween the mutually hostile Shermarkie and the new Governor of Zeylah, Haj Aboo Bekr bin Ibrahim [Ḥājjī Abū Bakr bin Ibrāhīm, also spelled Aboo Bukur Dunklee in this item]; and the offer of asylum at Aden to Haj Shermarkie on condition that he does not leave without permission from the Political Resident or use Aden as a base to organise further attacks on ZailahThe trade in enslaved persons in Zailah and Tajourah and Playfair’s opinion that it will never be suppressed unless British vessels have permission to search Turkish [Ottoman] vessels at sea and land enslaved persons on shore.Coghlan also reports on the water shortages at Aden, reduced water allowances, and continuing efforts to improve the water supply.The principal correspondents are Coghlan and the Government of Bombay. Coghlan’s despatches contain numerous enclosures including letters and reports from: Playfair; Barroni; the Governor of Yemen; and Haj Shermarkie (letters written in September 1855, in which Shermarkie complains of his recent deposition and reminds Coghlan of his previous acts of loyalty towards Britain).Physical description: 1 item (24 folios)
245. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 40 of 1856, dated 27 May 1856. The enclosures are dated 19 April-24 May 1856.The enclosures relate to affairs in Aden, Berbera, Juddah [Jeddah] and Mecca, as reported to the Government of Bombay by Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan, Political Resident in Aden, and Stephen Page, HM Acting Vice-Consul and Officiating Honourable Company’s Agent at Juddah. They specifically cover and include the following:The consent of ‘Sheik’ Shermarki [Ḥājjī Sharmārkī ‘Alī Ṣāliḥ, also spelled Shurmarkey in this item], the deposed Governor of Zailah [Saylac, or Zeila, Somalia] to the terms on which Coghlan states he can reside in Aden, and Shermarki’s arrival at that placeDiscussions between Coghlan, the Government of Bombay and the Government of India regarding the possible terms to be demanded from the Habr Awal [Habr Awwal] tribe for the removal of the British blockade of Berbera, including: the amount of monetary compensation to be paid by the Habr Awal; the probability of the murderer of Lieutenant Stroyan (during an attack on Lieutenant Richard Burton’s Somali Expedition) not being found or brought to justice; the possibility of stationing a vessel of war at Berbera harbour and a government agent during the commercial season; and the demand for the cessation of the export of enslaved persons from Berbera and the coastal vicinityPage’s reports from Juddah, covering: the unsuccessful attack on Mecca by the former Scerriff Abu Montallib [Sharīf ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib bin Ghālib bin Musā‘ad, also spelled Mutallib in this item] and his withdrawal to Tayf [Taif]; Page’s relief at the arrival at Juddah of the HC [Honourable Company’s] ships Elphinstoneand Queen; the arrival of the new Scerriff of Mecca, Ebu Aonan [Muḥammad bin ‘Abd al-Mu‘īn bin ‘Awn] on the HC frigate Feroozfrom Suez; Page’s concern that Abu Montallib may make another attempt on Mecca and then proceed to Juddah on hearing of the arrival at Mecca of his successor; and the abatement of the threat to Juddah.The principal correspondents are Coghlan, Page and the Government of Bombay.Physical description: 1 item (18 folios)
246. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 43 of 1856, dated 10 June 1856. The enclosures are dated 1 May-10 June 1856.The enclosures principally relate to the British blockade of Berbera as reported to the Government of Bombay by Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan, Political Resident in Aden. They specifically cover the following:Rumours that the Turkish [Ottoman] authorities plan to occupy Berbera when the blockade is withdrawn, Coghlan’s view that this could affect trade to Aden and other British places and lead to increased trade in enslaved persons, and Coghlan’s suggestion that the settlement with the Habr-Owel tribe [Habr Awwal] therefore include a clause on the independence of Berbera portProceedings conducted by Lieutenant Robert Lambert Playfair, Assistant Political Resident, Aden, regarding the recent evasion of the blockade of the Berbera coast by the nacoda [nakhuda] of the Aden bugaloo [baghlah, also spelled bugla in this item] Mahmondich(ff 331-335)Coghlan’s suggestion that in order to end the blockade and avoid British humiliation, modified terms should be offered to the Habr Awal, which would take into account: Coghlan’s views that there is no point demanding the surrender of the murderer of Lieutenant Stroyan (during an attack on Richard Burton’s Somali Expedition) as the possibility of locating him is so remote and that the Habr Awal have been punished enough; that one of the ‘actors in the outrage’ (f 338) is already in British custody; and that the alleged murderer would be punished if he fell into British hands in future.Also included in this item is a letter from Stephen Page, HM Acting Vice-Consul and Officiating Honourable Company’s Agent at Juddah [Jeddah] to the Government of Bombay, reporting: the arrival of the HC [Honourable Company’s] ship Elphinstone;the tranquility now prevailing at Juddah and Mecca; the continued presence of the insurgent Abu Montallib [‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib bin Ghālib bin Musā‘ad] (former Sharīf of Mecca) at Tayf [Taif] and his desertion by his followers.The principal correspondents are Coghlan, the Government of Bombay and Page.Physical description: 1 item (19 folios)
247. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: Enclosure No. 3 to Despatch No. 26 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 22 June 1860. The Enclosure is dated 17 May 1860.The Enclosure consists of a report on Aden by Captain Robert Lambert Playfair, Assistant Political Resident, in charge of Residency, Aden.The report covers: the arrival in Aden of two chiefs of the Sherjehi tribe, who wished to cultivate the friendship of the British, and the connivance of the Turkish [Ottoman] authorities in the Yemen at the continuance of the slave trade in the region.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
248. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: Enclosures Nos. 3-5 to Despatch No. 12 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 27 March 1860. The Enclosures are dated 3 March 1860. Received 30 April 1860.The Enclosures consist of reports by Brigadier William Marcus Coghlan, Political Resident and Commandant, Aden, dated 3 March 1860.The reports cover: the arrival in Aden of the French Abyssinian Mission; an account of the Mission's activities in Abyssinia; and a report that the Turkish [Ottoman] Government had instructed all its governors in Arabia and the African settlements to ensure that the slave trade there was entirely discontinued.Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
249. Muscat 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 59 of 1850, dated 31 October 1850. The enclosures are numbered 3-22 and are dated 10 April-30 October 1850.The papers relate to affairs in the vicinity of Muscat including:The implementation of measures (including an Act of Parliament of 1 August 1849) to enforce agreements between HM Government and the Imam of Muscat and the Arabian rulers in the Persian Gulf for the effective suppression of the trade in enslaved peopleReports from the Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah] and the Native Agent Muscat on the trade in enslaved people, including that undertaken by the dependants of Sheikh Sultan bin Suggar [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī].The primary correspondents are the following: the Resident in the Persian Gulf; Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], the Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]; the Advocate General, Bombay; the Governor of Bombay.Physical description: 1 item (35 folios)
250. Muscat Affairs
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- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 69 of 1853, dated 28 November 1853. The enclosures are numbered 3-5 and are dated 13 September to 3 October 1853.The enclosures include correspondence from the Resident in the Persian Gulf and HM Consul at Muscat with intelligence from those areas including: Commodore Robinson’s report on the Batinah Coast; affairs in Bahrain; importation of enslaved persons into Kishm [Qeshm]; slave trade conducted by Kutch [Kachchh] with the ports of the Imam of Muscat.Physical description: 1 item (162 folios)
251. Muscat Affairs
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- Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 60 of 1847, dated 18 June 1847. The enclosures are dated 2 April-17 June 1847 and relate to affairs in Zanzibar and the Persian Gulf.The correspondence is primarily between: Captain Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and Honourable Company’s Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [also spelled Muskat in this item]; Arthur Malet, Secretary to the Government, Bombay; and Henry Miers Elliot, Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor-General.The subjects covered notably include:British peaceable action in obtaining redress from the Persian [Iranian] Government for the Imaum of Muscat [Said bin Sultan Al-Said, Sultan of Oman and Zanzibar], regarding his possessions at and near Bunderabbas [Bandar Abbas, also spelled Bunder Abbas in this volume]The Governor-General’s intention to blockade Bushire [Būshehr], on behalf of the Imaum of MuscatProgress of the agreement between the British Government and the Imaum of Muscat regarding the suppression of the trade in enslaved persons from the Imaum’s African possessions, and a significant reduction of the trade from the west coast of Africa to Zanzibar this season.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-10, on folios 204-205. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure.
252. Muscat 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 74 of 1850, dated 3 December 1850. The enclosures are numbered 3-6 and are dated 5 September to 30 November 1850.The papers relate to affairs in the dominions of the Imam of Muscat, including. Among the subjects of discussion is the destruction by the marines of HMS Castorof barracoons at ‘Kerringe in the Mozambie River’ [Zambezi River] and the capture of the ‘Banians’ engaged in the trafficking of enslaved people in the dominions of the Imam of Muscat. This activity took place on the mainland of East Africa and involved the British forces exchanging the Sultan of Tonge [Tsonga] for the ‘Banian’ prisoners.The main correspondents are Her Majesty’s Consul and Honourable Company’s Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat (also referred to as HM Consul, Zanzibar), and the Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay. The item also features a minute from the Governor of Bombay.Physical description: 1 item (20 folios)