Aden Affairs

IOR/L/PS/5/466, ff 219-222

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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 16 Nov 1850. 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 part of the volume consists of copis of enclosures to a despatch 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. Secret Department to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. , Number 65 of 1850, dated 16 November 1850. The enclosures are numbered 3-6 and are dated 12-16 November 1850.

The correspondence relates to affairs in the vicinity of Aden, including the actions of ‘Sultan Ali M’ Houssain … the young Chief of Lahidge’ [Sulṭān ‘Alī I bin Muḥsin al-‘Abdalī of Lahej] to capture the murderer of a British seaman.

The principal correspondents is 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. at Aden.

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‘ENCLOSURES TO SECRET LETTERS FROM BOMBAY’, Vol 104

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/466

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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/5/466, ff 219-222
Former external reference(s): No. 65 of 1850
Date(s): 16 Nov 1850 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Tribal relations
Places: Aden
People & organisations: Political Agent

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/5/466, ff 219-222
Title: Aden Affairs
Pages: 219r:222v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence