"ملخّص يحتوي على معلومات بشأن الاتصال الأول لشركة الهند الشرقية مع الجزيرة العربية التركية، طالما أمكن تتبع ذلك من سجلات حكومة بومباي، بالإضافة إلى أسماء العديد من المقيمين البريطانيين والوكلاء السياسيين الذين عُينوا في بغداد والبصرة في الفترة بين ١٦٤٦ و ١٨٤٦ ميلادي، وبمرافقة معلومات أخرى" [ظ‎‎٧‎٥] (٢٢٦/١٥٢)

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and this too in due consideration of the fulness of that valued friendship, and the
abundance of ancient and lasting unanimity which has existed between the two States
in ages past.
" With respect, however, to the overplus of customs taken from Mr. Sturmy and
the goods lost to Mr. Scooboda, we have made investigation and discovered that these
circumstances occurred by chance, and not from premeditation, we have consequently
returned them to the dragoman above mentioned, as we cannot consent to any conduct
towards the British Government contrary to Treaty and covenant, our friendship for
them being of ancient date, and also in compliance with the engagements of our pre
decessors up to the present date.
" In conformity therefore with the firm and lasting alliance formed between the
Imperial and British Government, with a view to confirm and secure the foundation of
that faithful alliance and to strengthen the bonds of the immutable and important
union set forth in the Imperial Treaties and Royal Edicts which are in their possession,
and in conformity with ancient rule and former precedent, we have agreed to the
observance of all the stipulations above mentioned, and have sealed this instrument as
a proof of our consent, and delivered the same into the hands of the dragoman afore
said.
" Be you therefore informed of this and consider it as fully efficient."
S. S.
261. In a letter from Mr. Swinton, Secretary to the Government
of India^ dated the 17th February 1821, this Government was informed,
in reply to a reference made on the subject, that the Most Noble the
Governor-General in Council had resolved to adopt a suggestion which
had recently been made by Mr. Rich, the Political Agent in Turkish
Arabia, that in order to restrain the indiscriminate admission of needy
adventurers and others into that country, a prohibition should be issued
against British subjects proceeding Irom the ports in India visiting the
interior of the Bagdad Pachalic, unless provided with a passport by the
Political Secretary at one of the Indian Presidencies granting such per
mission. This Government was at the same time furnished with the
following notification, which had, on the date of Mr. Secretary Swin-
ton's letter, been issued at Calcutta by order of the Most Noble the
Governor-General of India in Council. His Excellency the Most
Noble the Governor-General in Council deeming it necessary that all British
subjects proceeding from this Presidency to any of the ports in the Persian
Gulf for the purpose of visiting or passing through the interior of
the territories dependent on the Pachalic of Bagdad shall provide
themselves with a passport from this Government, notice is hereby given
that • application for such passport is to be made to the Secretary to
Government in the Political Department, and that any person failing to
conform to this notice will be exposed to the hazard of being stopped on
his arrival at any of ports aforesaid, and of being prevented from the
further prosecution of his journey into the interior. Notifications to the
same effect were, at the suggestion of the Government of India, issued
by this Government on the 24th April 1821, and also by the Government
of Madras.
262. On the 9th May 1822 Captain William Bruce, of the
Hon'ble Company's Marine Service, then Resident at Bushire, was
informed that, in consequence of the abolition of the Residency at Bagdad,