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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere [‎101v] (1/4)

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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 22 Jun 1868. 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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Letter regarding Pelly's work in settling the Muscat affair on the Oman coast and the question of the Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas] districts which has finally been settled.

The letter also discusses the question of Aujam [Henjam], which Britain wishes to use as a telegraph station; Pelly's problems in acquiring property in Bushire, owing to difficulties with the Persian authorities and small breaches of the truce at sea which have escalated owing to british non-interference, orchestrated primarily by Bahrein and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi].

The letter concludes with Pelly's impressions of the situation in England; potential threats from Russia and America and the recent peace in Abyssinia.

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Letter from Lewis Pelly, Bushire to Sir Bartle Frere [‎101v] (1/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/43, ff 101v-103, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024001981.0x000006> [accessed 22 December 2024]

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