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The record is made up of 1 item (12 folios). It was created in 24 Dec 1854-15 Jan 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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Correspondence discusses and approves the dispatch of 10th Houssars to Suez in connection with some intelligence provided by Lieutenant Colonel H C Rawlinson, 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. , Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , concerning the movements of Ahmed Offendi, the late Turkish Ambassador to the Court of Persia [Iran].

Correspondents include: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, 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. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. ; Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and G F Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of India; and H L Anderson, Secretary to Government, Bombay [Mumbai].

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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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IOR/L/PS/5/483, ff 171-179

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24 Dec 1854-15 Jan 1855 (CE, Gregorian)
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Suez
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Political ResidentPolitical Agent

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