Proposed Appointment of a British Agent in Yazd
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Proposed Appointment of a British Agent in Yazd
- Contributor:
- Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)
- Date:
- 1871/1872
- Description:
- Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871, concerning the proposed appointment of a British Agent in Yezd [Yazd]. The proposal came in response to a memorial from British traders at Bushire and Bunder Abbass [Bandar Abbas], and was designed to protect the traders' commercial interests.The papers show that the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, was in favour of the proposal. However, the response of the British Government was that consideration was being postponed in view of the state of southern Persia, following famine.The Enclosures include correspondence from Pelly, and Messrs. Gray, Paul, and Company Limited (on behalf of the traders).The Enclosures are dated 12 January-25 November 1871.1 item (6 folios)There is an Abstract of Contents on folio 603, numbered 1-6.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Consular services
Trade (practice) - Geographic region:
- Yezd
- Extent:
- 1 item (6 folios)
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100084589627.0x000009_ar
81055/vdc_100084589627.0x000009_en
IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 602-607 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers