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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 91 [‎spine] (3/1104)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (551 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1848-12 Apr 1848. It was written in English and French. 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 volume consists of Enclosures to Despatches to the East India Company Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , dated 1 January-12 April 1848. The despatches themselves are not included in the volume. The enclosures cover various events in Aden, India, Mesopotamia [Iraq], Persia [Iran], Sind [Sindh] and Somalia.

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1 volume (551 folios)
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The items are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 547; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 387-547; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly: f 1a.

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'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 91 [‎spine] (3/1104), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/5/453, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100104503092.0x000004> [accessed 1 February 2025]

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