‘Certain rules proposed for the guidance of the Political Authorities at Aden’

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Enclosures no. 2-17 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 11 February 1848. The enclosures are dated 15 April-21 September 1847. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to the administration of Aden, including:

• A planned census of the town
• Proposed fines for vessels unloading large numbers of destitute pilgrims at Aden
• Customs checks on arrivals and departures by land, including of goods and livestock
• New appointments to the positions of Senior Naval Officer and Harbour Master
• The restriction of residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. to British subjects and natives of Aden, to be enforced at the discretion of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
• A suggestion that Aden should be ‘more formally annexed to the British Dominions’.

The primary correspondents are: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Aden; the Government of India; and the Superintendent of the Indian Navy.

Extent and format

1 item (32 folios)

It is part of

'ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY', Vol 91

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/453

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival item

Access & Reference

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

IOR/L/PS/5/453, ff 89-120

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Feb 1848 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Customs administrationColonial administration

Places

Aden

People & organisations

Political AgentGovernment of IndiaSuperintendent of the Indian Navy

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