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IOR/L/PS/9/67/124
- Record Id:
- 041-003356421
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000080
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100096160157.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/67/124
- Title:
- Enclosures in letter No. 8 from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia, to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control
- Scope & Content:
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Enclosures in Letter No. 8 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809, consisting of:
- A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to Sir Harford Jones, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 14 February 1809. The letter concerns Malcolm’s decision to delay his expedition to the Persian Gulf until further instructions are received from the Governor-General of Bengal.
- A copy of a letter from Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, to Malcolm, sent from Fort William [Kolkata] and dated 17 January 1809, enclosed in the above letter. Minto reports French setbacks in the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and the effect of this on British strategic interest in Persia, orders the suspension of Malcolm’s planned expedition to the Gulf and occupation of the island of Karrack [Khārg], and repeats that Jones should withdraw from Persia.
- 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
041-003356421 - 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/9/67/124 : Enclosures in letter No. 8 from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia, to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0001]/040-003356297[0124]/041-003356421
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (6 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000080
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1809
- End Date:
- 1809
- Date Range:
- 14 Feb 1809
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
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