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IOR/L/PS/9/67/93
- Record Id:
- 041-003356390
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000061
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100096748290.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/67/93
- Title:
- Report of Sir Harford Jones to Lord Howick on Persian Affairs
- Scope & Content:
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A copy of a paper on Persian [Iranian] affairs by Sir Harford Jones, former Resident in Baghdad, sent to Lord Howick, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and dated 7 January 1807. The paper covers British relations with Persia since the defeat of Tippoo Saheb [Tipu Sultan of Mysore] in 1799 and the threat posed by the growing French influence in the country, advocating the mediation of a peace between Persia and Russia and the appointment of a Crown envoy for this purpose.
Annexed to the paper are:
- Translated copies of Jones’s correspondence in his capacity as Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad], dated between 10 August and 11 May 1806, concerning the Russo-Persian War, French overtures to Persia, and the Persian Government’s tilt towards France following Britain’s failure to provide support against Russia
- A letter from Jones to John Hine, provisional Resident at Bagdad, dated January 1807, asking Hine to write to Persian Ministers expressing Britain’s continued interest in the welfare of Persia and commitment to its engagements.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000544463
037-000544535
040-003356297
041-003356390 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/9 : Correspondence relating to areas outside India
IOR/L/PS/9/67-78 : Secret Letters and Enclosures from Persia, Iraq, Syria, etc.
IOR/L/PS/9/67 : Letters from Persia
IOR/L/PS/9/67/93 : Report of Sir Harford Jones to Lord Howick on Persian Affairs - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0001]/040-003356297[0093]/041-003356390
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (21 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000061
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1807
- End Date:
- 1807
- Date Range:
- Jan 1807
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)