Author
William Newnham
Publication Date
6 Jan 1826-11 Feb 1826 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
4
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/37
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x00000a
Library Location
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.
Date
6 Jan 1826-11 Feb 1826 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file consists of a few letters sent to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus,
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, by William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Bombay Government. The subject is the status of the diplomatic relationship between the British Government and Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, the Imam of Muscat; the British are willing to co-operate with the Imam in operations to suppress piracy, but are unwilling to get involved in wars between Muscat and other regional powers, such as the Wahhabi. The correspondence in the file, and its various enclosures, is intended to guide and inform the Resident's future conduct and decision making with regard to the Imam of Muscat.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The correspondence in the file is arranged chronologically by date created from 6 January to 11 February 1826.
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
Letter No. 37 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/37, f 2
Letter No. 39 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
4 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/37, ff 3-4
Letter No. 154 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
6 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/37, ff 5-7
Letter No. 196 from William Newnham, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
50 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/37, ff 8-32
