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'Persian Gulf. Inderabia. Suspicious boats off the Island of – and wreck of a Bugla...

Catalogue reference: IOR/F/4/2445/134351

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This record is about the 'Persian Gulf. Inderabia. Suspicious boats off the Island of – and wreck of a Bugla... dating from 2 Feb 1851-18 Jun 1851.

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IOR/F/4/2445/134351
Title
'Persian Gulf. Inderabia. Suspicious boats off the Island of – and wreck of a Bugla at – Kenn. Naval preparation on the Island of Vol: 8'
Date
2 Feb 1851-18 Jun 1851
Description

This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay, which appears in IOR/F/4/2445/134344. The main correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Agent in the Persian Gulf and Commander John Porter, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf. It is the eighth in a series of twenty-one items on events in the Persian Gulf. The item concerns:. An investigation into sightings of 'suspicious' boats off the island of Inderabia [Hendurabi]; The wreck of the Fyzul Kurreem off Inderabia and the conduct of the inhabitants of the island on this occasion; Naval preparations on the island of Kenn [Kish] either for the pearling season or to join Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin 'Abdullāh Āl Sa'ūd] on the Arabian coast; The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: 'Draft N 34 – 1852', and 'Collection No 32'.

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The documents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front of the item to the rear.

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British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 item (11 folios)
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Physical condition
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 198, and terminates at f 208, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
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'Persian Gulf. Inderabia. Suspicious boats off the Island of – and wreck of a Bugla at – Kenn. Naval preparation on the Island of Vol: 8'