General No. 33 of 1874, Reporting the Transfer of Colonel Herbert to the Political Agency at Oodeypoor, and the Appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel John Pigott Nixon as Political Agent in Turkish Arabia

Content

This item consists of a copy of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 20 November 1874, reporting the transfer of Colonel Charles Herbert to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Oodeypoor [Udaipur], and the appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel John Pigott Nixon as 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. [Ottoman Iraq]. The despatch requests that Lieutenant-Colonel Nixon be invested with the powers of a Consul-General. It is in continuation of despatch No. 185, of 16 October 1874.

Extent and format

1 item (2 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 362, and terminates at f 362a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly: f 362a.

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/6/122, ff 362-362a

Former external reference(s)

General No. 33 of 1874

History of this record

Date(s)

20 Nov 1874 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Personnel

People & organisations

Political Agent, Turkish Arabia

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General No. 33 of 1874, Reporting the Transfer of Colonel Herbert to the Political Agency at Oodeypoor, and the Appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel John Pigott Nixon as Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/6/122, ff 362-362a, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/mirador/81055/vdc_100119348031.0x000001> [accessed 28 August 2024]

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