‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec 1 1855’

Mss Eur F231/26, ff 97-108

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The record is made up of 1 item (12 folios). It was created in 1 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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This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from both the President in Council (22 October 1855, Numbers 56-58) and the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. (1 and 2 November 1855, Numbers 66-69). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.

The section from the President in Council (folios 91-105) includes news from the civil wars in Bokhara [Bukhara] and Khiva, updates from Afghanistan, updates on the progress of Nepalese-Thibetan [Tibetan] peace negotiations, discussion over the policy of the Government of India towards independent tribes along its frontier with Burmah [Burma], and reports on the Government of India's diplomatic mission to the Court of Ava – including details of receptions with the King and Queen, and a reception with the Heir Apparent.

The dispatches from Bombay (folios 106-107) are concerned with warnings issued to officers of the Indian Navy over their conduct towards foreign dignitaries, and the naval blockade of Berbera.

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Summaries of official secret despatches from the Government of India and the Government of Bombay

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 97-108
Date(s): 1 Dec 1855 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Nepalese-Tibetan War (1855-1856)Diplomacy
Places: BurmahThibet
People & organisations: King of BurmaGovernment of Bombay, Political DepartmentPresident and Governor of Bombay in Council

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Reference: Mss Eur F231/26, ff 97-108
Title: ‘Secret Letters received, by way of Marseilles, Dec 1 1855’
Pages: 97r:108v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Public Domain