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Affairs in Zanzibar
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/5/265, ff 192-199
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This record is about the Affairs in Zanzibar dating from 22 Jul 1870.
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- IOR/L/PS/5/265, ff 192-199
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Title (The name of the record)
- Affairs in Zanzibar
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Date (When the record was created)
- 22 Jul 1870
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Description (What the record is about)
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Despatch from the Foreign Department, Government of India, to theSecretary of State for India, No. 140 of 1870, dated 22 July 1870, containingenclosures dated 19 March-21 July 1870. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating tofears in Zanzibar of a potential invasion, by force or 'by stealth', by Azanbin Ghias [Sayyid 'Azzān bin Qays Āl Bū Sa'īd], Sultan ofMuscat, and a resulting prohibition on travellers from Oman. The primary correspondents are: the PoliticalResident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent, Zanzibar; Suliman bin Ali [Sulaymānbin 'Alī], Wuzeer [Vizier] to the Sultan of Zanzibar; the Government of Bombay;and the Government of India.
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Each enclosure is given a number, which is recorded for referenceon the verso of the last folio, along with the original reference and adescription of the contents. The despatch itself is numbered 1, the abstract ofcontents listing the enclosures is numbered 2, and the enclosures 3, 4, etc.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- No. 140 of 1870
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 item (8 folios)
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Unrestricted
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1ae4cee9-c1d5-4d1f-9b0c-b0524d7e2e8c/
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IOR/L/PS/5
Secret Correspondence with India
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/PS
Political and Secret Department Records
Within the series: IOR/L/PS/5
Secret Correspondence with India
Within the sub-series: IOR/L/PS/5/259-277
Secret Letters and Enclosures from India
Within the file: IOR/L/PS/5/265
'SECRET LETTERS ANDENCLOSURES FROM INDIA', Vol 7
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Affairs in Zanzibar