Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
IOR/L/PS/5/268
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The record is made up of 1 volume (667 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1871-30 Jan 1872. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Government of India Foreign Department letters (marked 'Secret' or 'Political'), sent to the Secretary of State for India, with Enclosures.
The letters are dated 10 October - 27 December 1871.
The papers relate to Zanzibar, Afghanistan, India, Persia, Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , Aden, Muscat, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bahrain, and Nejd [Najd].
Important topics include: the work of the mission to achieve the settlement and demarcation of the frontier between Persia and Kalat in Baluchistan, led by Major-General Frederick John Goldsmid; the operations of Ottoman military and naval forces in Nejd and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the ramifications of the seizure and execution at Bahrain of a messenger who was carrying letters for the Ottoman Government; the accession of Saiyid Barghash as Sultan of Zanzibar; and the accession of Sayyid Turkī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd as Sultan of Muscat.
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- 1 volume (667 folios)
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The Letters and Enclosures are filed in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. The volume includes an index on folios 4-68. Entries in the index refer to entries in the volume, in accordance with the pagination system on folios 69-665. Many of the items consist of the Despatch (No. 1), an Abstract of Contents (No. 2), and the Enclosures to the Despatch, (Nos. 3, 4, etc.), each numbered in accordance with the number given in the Abstract of Contents. The Enclosures to each Despatch are in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 669; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- 9 Jan 1871-30 Jan 1872 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- 120r, 391r, 396r:398v, 399r, 405r:406v
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- Government of Persia
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- Emirate of Afghanistan
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- 256v
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- Al-‘Abdali, Fadhil IV bin Muhsin, Sultan of Lahij
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- 329r:329v
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- 329v:331r
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- 329v:331r
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- 329v:331r
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- Rustumzai, Sardar Mahomed Khan
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- 377r
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- Moolah Mouladad
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- 377r
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- 461r, 543r:549r, 485r
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- Government of the Ottoman Empire xx Sublime Porte
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- Zora
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- Āl Sa‘ūd, Saud bin Faisal
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī
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- Secret Letters and Enclosures from the Government of India
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:30v, 30ar:30av, 31r:68v, 522r, 667r:668v, back-i
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 69-77
- Title
- Zanzibar Affairs
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- 69r:77v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 78-91
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- Afghanistan Affairs
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- 78r:91v
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 92-107
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- Proposed Withdrawal of British Troops from Morar and Gwalior
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- 92r:107v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 108-112
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- Protection of Christians in Persia
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- 108r:112v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 113-116
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- Report of a Meeting between the Shah of Persia and the Emperor of Russia
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- 113r:116v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 117-123
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- Persian Government Ban on the Export of Grain
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- 117r:119v, 120v:123v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 124-134
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- Diaries of the Joint Commissioner at Ladakh
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- 124r:134v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 135-142
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- Reports on Turkish Arabia
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- 135r:142v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 143-147
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- Zanzibar Affairs
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- 143r:147v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 148-155
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- Bandar Abbas Affairs
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- 148r:155v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 156-242
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- Rebellion of Mohammad Yaqub Khan
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- 156r:180r, 181r:188r, 189r:229r, 230v:242v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 243-251
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- Persian Movements on Chaga and the Seistan Boundary
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- 243r:251v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 251-259
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- Claims of the Sultan of Lahej to Little Aden
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- 252r:256r, 257r:259v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 260-270
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- Muscat and Persian Gulf Affairs
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- 260r:271v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 271-273
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- Railways in Persia
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- 272r:273v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 274-277
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- Persian Government Restriction on the Storing of Grain and Provisions Imported by Foreign Merchants
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- 274r:277v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 278-279
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- Letter from the Government of India to the India Office, requesting copies of the report on overland trade between Russia and China
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- 278r:279v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 280-289
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- Afghanistan Affairs
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- 280r:289v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 290-291
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- Note concerning Secret Letter No. 70
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- 290r:291v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 292-296
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- Zanzibar Affairs
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- 292r:296v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 297-382
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- Kalat Affairs
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- 297r:328v, 331v:376v, 377v:382v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 383-419
- Title
- Settlement and Demarcation of the Frontier between Persia and Baluchistan
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- 383r:390v, 391v:395v, 399v:404v, 407r:419v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 420-426
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- Afghanistan Affairs
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- 420r:426v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 427-453
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- Settlement of the Opposing Claims of Persia and Afghanistan to Seistan
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- 427r:453v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 454-500
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- Turkish Expedition to Nejd
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- 454r:460v, 462v:479r, 480v:484v, 485v:500v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 501-506
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- Seizure and Execution of Messenger at Bahrain
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- 501r:506v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 507-509
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- Afghan policy on Seistan
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- 507r:509v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 510-511
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- Burma: Import of Arms from Italy
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- 510r:511v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 512-521
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- Afghanistan Affairs
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- 512r:521v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 522-523
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- The View Taken by the Russian Government on the Boundaries of Afghanistan
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- 522v:523v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 524-527
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- The Arrival at Constantinople of the Brother of the Shah of Persia
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- 524r:527v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 528-530
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- Visit of an Uncle of the Shah of Persia to the Emperor of Russia at Tiflis
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- 528r:530v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 531-534
- Title
- Joint Tribute Payable by Qatar and Bahrain to the Amir of Najd
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- 531r:534v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 535-541
- Title
- Afghanistan Affairs
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- 535r:540v, 540ar:540av, 541r:541v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 542-551
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- The Execution of a Persian Subject by the Ottoman Authorities at Baghdad
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- 542r:542v, 549v:551v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 552-568
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- Operations of Ottoman Military and Naval Forces in the Persian Gulf
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- 552r:566r, 567r:568v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 569-581
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- Response of the Ottoman Authorities following the Murder of a Messenger at Bahrain
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- 569r:581v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 582-601
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- The Settlement of the Persia-Baluchistan Frontier
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- 582r:601v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 602-607
- Title
- Proposed Appointment of a British Agent in Yazd
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- 602r:607v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 608-612
- Title
- Zanzibar Affairs
- Pages
- 608r:612v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 613-617
- Title
- Taxation of British Subjects in Muscat, and their Employees, by the Muscat Government
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- 613r:617v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 618-630
- Title
- Muscat and Persian Gulf Affairs
- Pages
- 618r:630v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 631-637
- Title
- The Makran Dependencies of Muscat and Oman
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- 631r:637v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 638-647
- Title
- Turkish Arabia Affairs
- Pages
- 638r:647v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 648-658
- Title
- Legal Cases Dealt with by Political Officers in the Persian Gulf
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- 648r:658v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 659-662
- Title
- Payment of Rs. 8000 to Sir Frederick John Goldsmid from Indian accounts
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- 659r:662v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence
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- IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 663-666
- Title
- Formal Recognition of Sayyid Turkī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd as Ruler of Muscat
- Pages
- 663r:666v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence