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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
Title
Affairs in Zanzibar
Date
22 Jul 1870
Description

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.

Arrangement

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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British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
No. 140 of 1870
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 item (8 folios)
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Affairs in Zanzibar