Vol 256 Persia

This file contains correspondence to/from Captain James Felix Jones, the British Resident in the Persian Gulf. The file is divided into two thematic sections:. 1) folios 2-61 contain correspondence regarding British attempts to locate and arrest four Indians accused of involvement in the Indian Rebellion [Indian Mutiny] of 1857, including reports of their eventual arrest, interrogation and subsequent release. This section contains correspondence in French between Jones and E N Castelli, the British Agent in Shiraz. Between folios 34-43 this section contains transcripts (in French) of Castelli's interrogation of the four Indian suspects. 2) folios 62-104 contain correspondence related to opium, specifically, the arrival of a shipment of opium in Bombay from the Persian Gulf. Much of this correspondence is to/from E L [?] Jenkins, Officiating Commissioner of Customs, Salt, and Opium. On folios 82-85, this section contains a letter from Jones to the Government in Bombay containing general information regarding the cultivation of poppies in the countries that border the Persian Gulf. The file also contains information regarding the types and quantities of opium grown in Persia (folios 99-102).

The file is divided into two thematic sections as outlined in the scope and content.

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