Letter No. 356 of 1855 from Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay to Commander James Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf

IOR/R/15/1/132, f 220

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 15 Dec 1855. 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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The letter is acknowledging the receipt of Lieutenant Henry Frederick Disbrowe's letter (No. 10) dated the 9 October 1855 regarding the position of Syed Saeed [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd], the Imam of Muscat, relative to the Persians at Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. In response, it states that the Imam should be referred to the British Envoy at Tehran for guidance on the matter.

It also expresses the disapproval of the Bombay Government over the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat's letter to the Captain Disbrowe, and the latter's response to the Imam of Muscat.

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Letter No. 356 of 1855 from Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay to Commander James Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/132, f 220, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051548.0x000046> [accessed 13 March 2025]

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