Manuscript copies of correspondence between Pelly and the Political Department, Bombay.

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Copies of official correspondence to and from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Charles Gonne, Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat (Colonel Herbert Disbrowe, Captain George Andrew Atkinson) and the Secretaries to the Government of India (Charles Girdlestone, William Muir). There is also enclosed correspondence on behalf of the Secretary of State for India (Sir Stafford Northcote, The Duke of Argyll, The Marquess of Salisbury, and the Viscount Cranbrook) and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (the Earl of Clarendon).

The correspondence covers there main areas in relation to affairs in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. :

The situation in Muscat including the dispute between the Sultan of Muscat and the Wahabees [Wahhabi]; threats to the Sultanship from Ibrahim bin Qais and Azzan bin Qais; and the attempts by Sayyid Turki bin Said al-Said to overthrow his nephew Sayyid Salim II bin Thuwaini al-Said.

The resolution of affairs in relation to Bahrein [Bahrain], Guttur [Qatar] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] following acts of plunder and aggression undertaken by members of their tribes against Persian and Arabian towns and villages. The correspondence refers to Bahrein and Aboothabee's reaffirmation of their commitment to the maritime peace treaty and the signing of the treaty by Mahommed ben Sanee [Muhammad bin Thānī] of Guttur, as well as decisions in regard to the sanctions against Mohammed ben Khalifah [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], the orchestrator of the acts of aggression.

Questions regarding the sovereignty of Bahrein and Guttur. The correspondence includes details of both Persia and Turkey's claims to the sovereignty of Bahrein and includes translations of letters from Mahommed ben Khalifah [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah] in which he recognises Persia's sovereignty of Bahrein and its peoples and concerns over Turkish claims of sovereignty following the death of a Turkish General on the mainland near Bahrein.

The question of the sovereignty of Guttur relates to its recognition by Lewis Pelly in 1868 in signing the maritime peace treaty and arrangements made by Pelly for the tribute paid by Guttur to Bahrein to be paid through the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , which the British Government viewed as simply an arrangement to pay tribute to protect both states frontiers against the Naim [Āl Na‘īm] and Wahabee [Wahhabi] tribes, rather than a statement of Guttur's independence.

Extent and format

1 file, 21 items (73 folios)

It is grouped into

Copies of letter Numbers 277, 279 and 623 of 1864 from Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Disbrowe, Political Agent, Muscat to Charles Gonne, Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to His Excellency Sir Bartle Frere, KCB

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Telegram from Lewis Pelly, Political Resident to the Secretary to Government in the Political Department, Bombay

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Letter No.905 of 1865 from Charles Gonne, Acting Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay to The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf

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Letter No.347 from William Muir, Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department Political, Simla to The Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay

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Letter No.1 of 1866 from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Muskat to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, ff 12-15

'Copy of Colonel Kemball's letter to Secretary to Government Bombay about Koweit [Kuwait], Bahrein [Bahrain] and Aboo Eso [Yas Island]'

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, ff 16-20

Letter No. 88 of 1866 from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident Persian Gulf, British Residency Bushire to Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, f 21

Letter No. 1397 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political Resident Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, ff 22-25

Copy of letter No. 363 of 1856 from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly HBM's Political Resident Persian Gulf, Muskat to Captain George Andrew Atkinson, Acting Political Agent, Muskat

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Copy of Political Despatch No.50 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to the Political Resident Persian Gulf and The Acting Political Agent, Muscat

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, ff 28-29

Letter No. 111 of 1868 from Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly, HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Kurrachee [Karachi] to The Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to His Excellency Charles Alison

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, ff 38-39

Confidential letter No.1399 of 1869 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay to The Political Resident, Persian Gulf

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Letter No.2583 from Charles Gonne, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political Resident, Persian Gulf

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Letter No.2583 from Charles Gonne, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political Resident, Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, ff 56-57

Letter No.498P from Charles E R Girdlestone, Officiating Junior Under Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Fort William to Charles Gonne, Secretary to the Government of Bombay

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, ff 58-61

'Guttur [Qatar] Sovereignty'

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, ff 62-65

Letter from Henry Le Poer Wynne to Colonel Lewis Pelly, Bushire

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, ff 66-70

Letter from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political Resident, Persian Gulf and The Government of India

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, f 71

Letter No.4066 from Charles Gonne, Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay Castle to The Political Resident, Persian Gulf

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Ref: Mss Eur F126/40, ff 72-73

Arrangement

The contents of the file have been arranged chronologically according to date, with enclosures to letters being placed directly after the letter they are enclosed with.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The contents of the file have been foliated using a pencil number enclosed in a circle located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Mss Eur F126/40

History of this record

Date(s)

3 Dec 1864-8 Jul 1872 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

PiracyMilitary operationsTreaty of Maritime Peace in Perpetuity (1853)Sovereignty

Places

BahrainQatarShatt al ʻArab

People & organisations

Uncovenanted Assistant Resident in the Persian GulfGovernment of Bombay, Political and Services DepartmentPolitical Agent and Consul, MuscatSir William Wedderburn, 4th and 10th Baronet

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