PERSIAN LOAN. TELEGRAMS, 20TH JANUARY - 1ST APRIL.
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This file reproduces telegrams written between the Secretary of State for India, the Viceroy of India, the First Minister at Teheran (Sir Arthur Hardinge), and the Foreign Secretary (Marquess of Lansdowne), in which the authors assess the merits and logistics of a proposed loan to the Persian Go...
The Appointment of Hajee Ahmed to the Governorship of Bunder Abbass
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Despatch from the Foreign Department, Government of India, to the Secretary of State for India, No. 68 of 1869, dated 8 March 1869, including an abstract and enclosures numbered 3-4, dated 5-12 February 1869. The enclosures consist of letters between the Secretary to the Government of Bombay and ...
The Sultan of Muscat's Request for the Zanzibar Subsidy
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Despatch from the Government of Bombay, Political Department, to the Secretary of State for India, No. 51 of 1872, dated 19 July 1872, including enclosures dated 1-15 June 1872. The enclosures comprise letters from Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Gov...
Measures in progress for the suppression of the traffic in slaves
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Enclosures nos. 2, 3, 7-10, 12, 13, 16-20, 22-24, 27-30, 32-39, 42, 43 and 45 to dispatch no. 108 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 31 December 1841. The enclosures are dated 28 October-28 December 1841. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to instances of...
Abstracts of Sir Harford Jones' Dispatches from Tehran to the Home Government
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Abstracts of dispatches from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to the British Government, sent from Tehran and dated between March and April 1809. Subjects covered include: The French presence in Tehran The Preliminary Treaty signed between Jones and Persian Minis...
Enclosure in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 5 of 26 Mar 1810
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A translated copy of a Firman (edict) from Fath Ali Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār], Shah of Persia [Iran], to Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā], Prince Royal (Crown Prince), dated Suffer [Safar] 1125 (March-April 1810). The Firman concerns the Persian Court's relations with Sir Harford Jones, HM Envoy Ex...
Enclosure in Letter from Willock to the Secret Committee of 25 Jan 1822
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A translation of a note from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia, sent from Tehran and dated 12 December 1821. The letter reports Willock’s assumption of the mission of Andrew Jukes to Persia ...
Extracts from the Journal of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock
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Extracts from the journal of HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, for the period 17-22 July 1826. This document concerns the renewed negotiations between the Russian envoy to Persia, Prince Menzikoff [Prince Aleksandr Sergeevich Menshikov] and the Persian Government at the camp ...
File 1000/1918 Pt 5 'Persia: Negotiations leading up to the Anglo-Persian Agreement 1919'
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The item contains correspondence and other papers regarding negotiations between the United Kingdom and Persia [Iran] leading up to the Anglo-Persian Agreement of 1919. The correspondence discusses the negotiations themselves as well as the proposed content of the agreement, and the item include...
PZ 6162/39 'Policy to be adopted during war time in regard to the employment of regular and irregular forces on the Frontier'
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This file contains two copies of a policy to be adopted during war time in regard to the employment of regular and irregular forces on the North West Frontier Province in response to any hostile action directed at the British in tribal areas under their influence. The policy was proposed by the G...
