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'Zanzibar, Arabia, and the Persian Gulf' [45v] (8/8)
The record is made up of 4 folios. It was created in 15 Jul 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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or American power. But while we hold India we
owe it to our subjects there to keep the Indian seas
free and open for their commerce, and it would be
a very unworthy policy to lay it down that, because
European vessels are generally too powerful to be
molested by Native pirates, therefore we need not
trouble ourselves about the accidents and disasters
that befall the Native craft.
H. T. Prinsep.
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.
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15th July 1868.
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A printed memorandum written by Henry Thoby Prinsep, member of the Council of India, 15 July 1868. The document addresses seven matters pertaining to Britain's relations with Muscat, Zanzibar, and Persia, as follows:
1. The transfer of diplomatic relations to the Foreign Office; 2. The appointment of a special Agent or Commissioner to inquire into existing arrangements; 3. The claim of the Sultan of Zanzibar to be exempt from the obligation to pay the subsidy to Muscat; 4. The notice by Persia of the forfeiture of the lease of Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas] to Muscat, and of the intention to resume; 5. The proposal of the Persian Government to establish a fleet of war steamers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. under British officers; 6. The proposition to send an experienced naval officer to assist the ambassador at Teheran [Tehran] in settling the details of such an arrangement; 7. The existing difficulties and troubles in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the revival of piracy.
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- 4 folios
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: ff 42-45.
Pagination: there is an original, printed pagination system, from 1 to 8.
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- Title
- 'Zanzibar, Arabia, and the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- 42r:45v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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