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Political No. 124 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Acting Political Agent at Zanzibar, Representing the Advisability of Providing a Gun-boat for that Agency [‎27v] (8/18)

The record is made up of 1 item (6 folios). It was created in 7 Jul 1874-3 Aug 1874. 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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This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 7 July 1874 and received via Brindisi on 3 August 1874, forwarding a copy of a letter from the Acting 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. at Zanzibar, representing the advisability of providing a gun-boat for the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . The Despatch refers to the Secretary of State for India’s despatch No. 138 of 20 December 1872, regarding the division of expenses at Zanzibar.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 27, and terminates at f 29a, 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 three foliation anomalies: f 27a, f 28a, and f 29a.

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Political No. 124 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Acting Political Agent at Zanzibar, Representing the Advisability of Providing a Gun-boat for that Agency [‎27v] (8/18), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/6/119, ff 27-29a, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100120577670.0x000009> [accessed 30 October 2024]

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