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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/G/29/38

1. IOR/G/29/38, ff 1-233

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 1-233
Title:
French intrigues in Persia and Attempts of the French to acquire the Island of Cameran in the Red Sea
Scope & Content:
The item consists of correspondence and extracts of papers relating to French influence and activities in the Red Sea (often referred to as the ‘Arabian Gulph’) and Persia [Iran], sent to the Chairman of the Court of Directors, Charles Grant, and the Secret Committee. Matters covered include: F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
23 Sep 1804-14 Jan 1807
Extent:
1 item (233 folios)

2. IOR/G/29/38, ff 234-237

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 234-237
Title:
Abstracts of French papers relating to Persia
Scope & Content:
The item consists of abstracts, in English, of French papers, probably intercepted, relating to relations between France and Persia [Iran]. The papers are as follows: Abstract of a letter from General Gardanne [Claude Mathieu de Gardane], Envoy to Persia, to DeCaen [Charles Mathieu Isidore Decae...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1807
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

3. IOR/G/29/38, ff 238-239

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 238-239
Title:
Notes relative to French Agents in Persia
Scope & Content:
The item consists of a note regarding French agents and representatives sent to Persia [Iran] between 1796 and 1808.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1809
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

4. IOR/G/29/38, ff 240-243

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 240-243
Title:
Papers tending to prove the apprehensions entertained by our Governments in India of an invasion of Hindostan by Zemaun Shah during the administration of Lord Wellesley, and shewing that the Embassy to Persia was undertaken for the purpose of creating a diversion against the Shah
Scope & Content:
The item consists of abstracts of political and secret letters from the governments of Bombay and Bengal. The letters date from 3 October 1798 to 28 September 1801 and concern attempts by Zaman Shah Durrani [Zamān Shāh Durrānī] to conquer Hindostan [subcontinental India] and British efforts to co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1807
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

5. IOR/G/29/38, ff 244-258

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 244-258
Title:
Notes relative to Persia 1807/08, intended for the Annual Report subsequent to 1807/08
Scope & Content:
The item consists of notes relating to Persia [Iran] and taken from letters from the Bombay, Bengal, and Madras governments sent between 27 December 1805 and 20 February 1808. The relevant letters are noted in the margins. The notes were made in preparation for an annual report. Matters covered...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1808
Extent:
1 item (15 folios)

6. IOR/G/29/38, ff 259-360

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 259-360
Title:
'Rough Draft of Report on the Missions of Sir H. Jones B'. on the part of His Majesty, & of Brigadier General Malcolm, on the part of the Governor General, to the Court of Persia'
Scope & Content:
The item consists of a rough draft of a report, compiled by the Examiner’s Office, on the separate diplomatic missions of Sir Harford Jones and Brigadier-General John Malcolm to the Court of Persia [Iran]. Jones’s mission, conducted from 1807 to 1811, was on behalf of King George III of the Unit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1809
Extent:
1 item (102 folios)

7. IOR/G/29/38, ff 361-425

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 361-425
Title:
Extract of Bombay Political Consultations, 25 February to 15 March 1809, relative to Persia
Scope & Content:
The item consists of extracts of Political Consultations, Council Resolutions and Orders, minutes, and correspondence of the Government of Bombay. The papers relate to Persia [Iran], covering the following specific matters: The diplomatic mission of Sir Harford Jones to the Persian Court at Tehr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Feb 1809-15 Mar 1809
Extent:
1 item (64 folios)

8. IOR/G/29/38, ff 426-427

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 426-427
Title:
Letter from William Hamilton, Foreign Office, to Mr Jones, Board of Control, 6 March 1810
Scope & Content:
The item consists of a letter from William Richard Hamilton, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, to Benjamin Jones, Assistant Secretary at the Board of Control. The letter is a request that any books of correspondence relating to diplomatic missions to Persia [Iran] be sent to the Fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Mar 1810
Extent:
1 item (2 folios)

9. IOR/G/29/38, ff 428-431

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 428-431
Title:
List of Papers relative to Persia sent to the Foreign Office, March 1810
Scope & Content:
The item consists of a list of papers, with notes on content, sent to the Foreign Office by the Board of Control and relating to Persia [Iran].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1810
Extent:
1 item (4 folios)

10. IOR/G/29/38, ff 432-450

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/G/29/38, ff 432-450
Title:
Memoranda on the Preliminary and Definitive Treaties with Persia
Scope & Content:
The item consists of two papers, both by Henry Ellis, as follows: A memorandum concerning the Preliminary Treaty and Definitive Treaty agreed by Persia [Iran] and Britain in 1809 and 1814, respectively A paper entitled ‘Remarks on the Definitive Treaty with Persia’. Both documents provide backgr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1813
Extent:
1 item (19 folios)