Covering note from William Fraser to Henry Dundas. Forwards extracts of a letter from the Government to Ainslie. Dated St James, 9 February 1786 Received 9 February 1786.
Extract of a letter from Lord Carmarthen to Sir Robert Ainslie. Observations about gaining rights of navigation in all the seas which belong to the Ottoman Empire. Dated London, 2 April 1784 Received 9 February 1786.
Extract of a letter from the Marquis of Carmarthen to Sir Robert Ainslie. States the need to prevent France from gaining influence in Egyptian or Red Sea affairs. Dated London, 19 May 1785 Received 9 February 1786.
Letter from George Baldwin to the Company. Announces Baldwin's appointment as British Consul General to Egypt and willingness to forward Company packets to and from India. Dated Piccadilly, 19 May 1786. Read in Court
Copy of Commission appointing George Baldwin as Consul General in Egypt and giving duties. Marked "U.P., vol. 200". Entered in the Book of Forms and Precedents.
Minutes of a Court of Directors meeting. Announces appointment of Baldwin as Consul General in Egypt and orders Committee of Correspondence to decide whether or not to use Baldwin as packet agent.
Minutes of a Committee of Correspondence meeting. Decision to attempt reopening of Suez communications and to use Baldwin as Company packet agent in Cairo.
Letter from George Baldwin to the Court of Directors. Proposals and estimated costs of establishing a communications route through Egypt. Dated Piccadilly, 25 May 1786. Read in Court