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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 9 Apr 1869. 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 the recent state of affairs on the Mekran Coast and the misreporting of facts in relation to the sovereignty of Gwadar which could jeopardise telegraph communications from there.

The letter also references an enclosed letter to Colonel Frederick John Goldsmid, which is no longer enclosed.

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2 folios
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English in Latin script
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Letter

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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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Mss Eur F126/45, ff 61-62

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9 Apr 1869 (CE, Gregorian)

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Letter from Herbert Isaak Walton, Kurrachee [Karachi], to Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/45, ff 61-62, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024376733.0x00001c> [accessed 20 February 2025]

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