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IOR/L/PS/9/69/168
- Record Id:
- 041-003356865
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000544463
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00023c
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122832569.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/9/69/168
- Title:
- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 12 Feb 1824
- Scope & Content:
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A translation of a rukum [raqm, chancery letter] from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran], to the Agent of the Prince Royal at the Court of Tehran [Mīrzā Ismā’īl], dated 5 February 1824.
The letter discusses:
- Negotiations with the Porte [Ottoman Empire], including a visit from a Turkish minister and reports from Bagdad [Baghdad]
- The proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India, which is opposed by both the Prince and the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār]
- The issue of delayed subsidy payments from Britain to Persia
- Events in the Caucasus, including a fire in the bazaar at Shusha and Russian setbacks in Daghestan [Dagestan]
- Issues concerning Russian representatives in Persia, in particular the treatment of a Russian veterinary surgeon.
The translation was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 12 February 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/159).
- 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
040-003356697
041-003356865 - 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/9/69 : Letters from Persia
IOR/L/PS/9/69/168 : Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 12 Feb 1824 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0009]/036-000544463[0005]/037-000544535[0003]/040-003356697[0168]/041-003356865
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item (4 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00023c
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1824
- End Date:
- 1824
- Date Range:
- 5 Feb 1824
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)