Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Court of Directors
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Two letters from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies [East India Company]. The first letter, dated 23 January 1781, forwards intelligence received from India, Muscat,...
Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Secret Committee
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Two letters from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies (East India Company). The first letter, dated 30 March 1783, covers subjects including: T...
Letter from Harford Jones to Alexander Stratton with enclosures
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A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Alexander Stratton, HM Minister Plenipotentiary to the Ottoman Empire, sent from Bagdad and dated 30 August 1802. The letter forwards reports from Persia [Iran] of military preparations believed to be related to a campaign a...
Letters from Harford Jones to Lord Wellesley and Alexander Stratton
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A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bagdad and dated 12 August 1802. The letter forwards correspondence (attached) relating to the death of Soliman Pasha [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad], a...
Extract of Letter from Jonathan Lovett to N B Edmonstone
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An extract of a letter from Jonathan Henry Lovett, Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], to Neil Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of Bengal, written in 1803. Lovett reports his arrival in Bushire, the reaction in Persia [Iran] to the news of the death of Hajee Khulleel Khan [Ḥājī Muḥammad Kha...
File 21/1911 Pt 1 'Aden Protectorate:- Italian & French recruitment of Arabs.'
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The papers concern the recruitment by the governments of Italy and France of natives of the British protectorate of Aden for military and colonial policing purposes. The main correspondents are the Political Resident, Aden; the Viceroy of India; and senior officials of the Foreign Office, the I...
PZ 3790/33 'Iraq: arrest of Captain Macleod, Harbour Master at Abadan Reach, by Persian Naval Authorities in the entrance of the Shatt-el-Arab.'
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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the arrest of a British harbour-master by the Persian naval authorities, who sought a sum of money for his release. The discussion in the file relates to the communication by British officials with the ...
PZ 6079/40 Correspondence requesting that Facilities for Safe Passage between London and Tehran be granted to Mr Fazlollah Nabil of the Persian Legation, London
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The file contains a letter from the Foreign Office to the India Office, communicating the desire of Viscount Halifax, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that facilities for safe passage should be extended to Mr Fazlollah Nabil, Counsellor of the Persian Legation in London, as he travels to T...
Ext 3777/46 'Offer by Messrs Saapen and Co of Bombay of 5000 tons of Persian Barley to Government of India'
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The file contains a telegram from the Government of India, External Affairs Department to presumably the HM Ambassador to Persia detailing an offer made by the Indian firm, Messrs Saapen and Company of Bombay to export 5000 tons of Persian barley to the Government of India, Food Department and th...
Ext 5119/46 'Mr Weightman, Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department: deputation to the UK 1946; personal telegrams; leave 1947'
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The file contains correspondence relating to the travel arrangements of Sir Hugh Weightman (Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department) for three separate trips, including information on accommodation and expenses.
