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Persia
Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/1/156
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This record is a file about the Persia dating from 31 Dec 1857-12 Dec 1860.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/R/15/1/156
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Title (The name of the record)
- Persia
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Date (When the record was created)
- 31 Dec 1857-12 Dec 1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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The file is in two sections. The first section contains correspondence and the minutes of a public meeting regarding desecration of British graves at Bushire by some Persians, covering attempts to secure agreement with Persian authorities to respect the sanctity of such things and permission to make repairs to those damaged. The second section pertains to the visit of the Prince-Governor of Farsistan, Sultan Murad Mirza, to Bushire. It covers preparations for the event and a trip taken by the Prince-Governor to Karrack [Kharg] Island aboard the Semiramis, accompanied by Felix Jones. It also covers the positive results for Anglo-Persian relations that the visit engendered. The correspondents include: Felix Jones, Political Resident at Bushire; Charles Murray (later Henry Rawlinson), British Envoy and Minister at Tehran; Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to Government at Bombay; William Doria, British Chargé d'Affaires at Tehran; Prince Sultan Murad Mirza, Prince-Governor of Farsistan; William Balfour, Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron; Herbert Frederick Disbrowe, Assistant Resident at Bushire.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The file is arranged firstly by subject number, in this instance number 5 and 6. How the numbers were assigned is unclear. Each subject section is arranged chronologically.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English; Persian
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file (62 folios)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Foliation: the numbering is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on inside of the back cover, on number 58. There are the following irregularities: f 12 is followed by f 12A; f 15 is followed by f 15A; f 21 is followed by f 21A; f 22 is followed by f 22A; f 27 is followed by f 27A; f 28 is followed by f 28A.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d67df7a2-091d-48bc-8107-40485839e9f6/
Series information
IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/R
India Office Records transferred later through official channels
Within the sub-fonds: IOR/R/15
Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
Within the series: IOR/R/15/1
Political Residency, Bushire
Within the sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/119-198
Political Residency, Bushire: correspondence bound in subject compilations
Within the sub-sub-series: IOR/R/15/1/145-179
Bushire Residency correspondence: subject compilations
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Persia