A Letter from Louis Mallet, India Office, to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, regarding the Italian Occupation of Assab Bay
IOR/L/PS/18/B22/1b
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The record is made up of 1 file (1 folio). It was created in 27 Oct 1880. 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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A letter about the Italian occupation of Assab Bay, in which the author, Louis Mallet, 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. , suggests that a response to the Italian Ambassador be phrased only in general terms, as historical precedents have rendered the British position ambiguous. The author goes on to suggest that the British Government should now be content to let the matter rest.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences and terminates at folio 24, as it is part of a larger volume; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- IOR/L/PS/18/B22/1b
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- 27 Oct 1880 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Military occupation
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- Assab Bay
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- Government of ItalyPermanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
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- A Letter from Louis Mallet, India Office, to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, regarding the Italian Occupation of Assab Bay
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- 24r:24v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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