‘Vol 6 Persian Gulf - Affairs of – ’ [‎710r] (105/156)

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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from 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. . It is the sixth in a series of eleven items about the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (the others are IOR/F/4/2050/93533, 93534, 93535, 93536, 93537, 93539, 93540, 93541, 93542, and 93543). The principal correspondents are: 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. ; Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item concerns:

• Attempts at mediation between Abdullah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah], former Shaik of Bahrein [Shaikh of Bahrain], and Mahomed bin Kalipha [Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], Shaik of Bahrein, by Jabbir [Shaikh Jābir I bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Ṣabāḥ], Shaik of Koweit [Kuwait]
• The strength and ambitions of Ameer bin Physal [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turki bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd], including his demand for tribute from Mahomed bin Kalipha
• A discussion of the history of Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] and whether it has ever been subject to Persia [Iran]
• An investigation into the wreck of the Mary Mullaby [ Mary Mallaby ] off Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] by Captain Charles Fisher, and alleged plunder from the ship.

The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Coll No [Collection Number] 1, Draft 558, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4291, [Season 18]44’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

Extent and format

1 item (78 folios)

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There is no chronological order.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 658 and terminates at f 735, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script

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