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‘Affairs of Aden’ [163v] (36/38)
The record is made up of 1 item (19 folios). It was created in 24 Aug 1844. 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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Enclosures no. 2-11 to a despatch from the Secret Department, 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. , dated 24 August 1844. The enclosures are dated 5 July-22 August 1844.
The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including:
- Reports that Sultan M Houssain Fudthel [Aḥmad bin Muḥsin bin Faḍl al-‘Abdalī, Sultan of Lahej] has ‘entirely lost the use of his limbs’ due to illness
- A visit by the brother of the Abun [Abuna] of Northern Abyssinia [Head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church], and an exchange of gifts
- A visit by Sir Henry Hardinge, on his way to take up his position as Governor-General of India
- A request by 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, for approval of an increase in salary for two members of his staff, as ‘their departure from Aden would be a great loss’, and a rejection of the increase by the Government of India.
The 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. , the Abun, and the Government of India.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/432, ff 146-164
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- ‘Affairs of Aden’
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- 146r:152v, 154r:164v
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