‘Persian Gulf, Affairs of -’ [‎290r] (5/18)

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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the 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. . These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the third in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondents are: the 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. ; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and Lieutenant John Stephens, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The item concerns intelligence received from Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Shargah [Sharjah], regarding the unstable state of Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], and the action taken by Major Hennell and Lieutenant Stephens to support the authority of Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoon, Shaik of the Beniyas [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Ruler of Abu Dhabi].

The item contains a table of contents (f 289), and the title page (f 288) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 3’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 20’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.

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1 item (9 folios)

Arrangement

The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 288 and terminates at f 296, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script

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