‘Execution of Court’s orders directing the abolition of the Agency establishment at Mocha, suspended on the recommendation of the Supreme Government.’
IOR/F/4/535/12857
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The record is made up of 1 item (19 folios). It was created in 4 Nov 1814-26 Feb 1817. 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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This item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bengal and Bombay [Mumbai].
The item relates to the question of maintaining a 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 Mocha. The East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. expresses its opinion that, due to the failure to develop trade with Abyssinia [Ethiopia] and of the costs of procuring coffee from Mocha, maintaining a 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. in that port is not justified. In response, 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. presents arguments in favour of keeping a 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. , and discusses how coffee might be procured on more advantageous terms.
The title page (f 47) of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political No.3, 1817/18, Draft 127’ and ‘Examiner’s Office, March 1817’.
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- 1 item (19 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 47, and terminates at 65, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
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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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- Archive reference
- IOR/F/4/535/12857
- Date(s)
- 4 Nov 1814-26 Feb 1817 (CE, Gregorian)
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Bombay Pol 1 Apr 1818, draft 127/1817-18, IOR/E/4/1036 pp 632-37
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- Coffee trade
- Places
- Mocha
- People & organisations
- Government of BengalPolitical AgencyPolitical AgentCourt of DirectorsGovernment of Bombay
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- IOR/F/4/535/12857
- Title
- ‘Execution of Court’s orders directing the abolition of the Agency establishment at Mocha, suspended on the recommendation of the Supreme Government.’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, 47r:65v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence