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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 29 Jan 1856. 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 a covering letter, relating to reports by the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat of the ill-treatment of owners of vessels flying the British flag at Muscat. The first enclosure is a copy of letter no.32 of 1856 (folio 147) from the Persian Department, containing the substance of a letter from Heskiel bin Yousoof, the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat, to the Persian Secretary to Government, dated 8 January 1856, requesting clarification as to whether the vessel owners are considered British subjects. The second enclosure is a copy of a Resolution by the Board (folio 148), dated 22 January 1856, confirming that the owners of vessel flying British colours at Muscat can be considered British subjects.

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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/R/15/1/157, ff 146-148

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29 Jan 1856 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter no.262 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/157, ff 146-148, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024066926.0x000033> [accessed 5 April 2025]

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