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Mss Eur F231/14/8
- Record Id:
- 041-002302493
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001953.0x000387
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/14/8
- Title:
- Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledges Vernon Smith's letter of 10 February; defends his proclamation of war; hopes nothing he has written either officially or privately on non-feasibility of expedition to Herat will embarrass Govt with Directors; but is not sorry if record of his views stands in way of Govt committing 'an enormous error'; briefly indicates nature of his correspondence with Chairman on this subject and the Persian war in general; deeply deplores necessity for war because it entirely 'cuts short all improvement and progress' in India which depend mainly on money, but despite this war has been pursued earnestly; his opposition to Herat expedition is unshaken by Ellenborough's opinion in favour; policy towards Afghanistan and Herat and impossibility of keeping Kabul and Kandahar in separate hands or Herat in neutral hands; pleased Outram is to be given more negotiating discretion; reinforcements being sent to Outram subject to transport delays; urgent need for two more steamers; Outram's plans for advance to Shiraz in Spring; forces needed to hold it less than Canning had supposed, but same number of Europeans must be sent out – as cover against casualties and because of situation in Bengal; Outram's requirement can be supplied without difficulty but will be severe drain on artillery in Bengal; demurs mildly from Outram's view that troops for advance beyond Shiraz should all be European, questions whether such an advance is necessary to bring Persia to accept British peace terms, and discusses character war might take following seizure of Shiraz; opposes Outram's wish to enlist Arabs, substitute for which must be Irregular Cavalry from India; favours KCBs for both Stalker and Leeke – blunders alleged against latter turn out to be untrue.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002302141
036-002302437
040-002302485
041-002302493 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F231 : Papers of Robert Vernon Smith, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800-73) as President of the Board of Control 1855-58
Mss Eur F231/12-33 : 1st Baron Lyveden (1800-73), President of the Board of Control 1855-58: original correspondence and papers
Mss Eur F231/14 : Letters from Lord Canning
Mss Eur F231/14/8 : Letter from Canning to Vernon Smith - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0002]/036-002302437[0003]/040-002302485[0008]/041-002302493
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F231
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 22 Mar 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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