Letter from Mr Henry Willock at Tabriz to the Political Resident at Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/31, ff 3-4v
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The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 9 Jan 1824. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Henry Willock, the British envoy to Persia, informs the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. that he is preparing a report for the British Government, about increased foreign trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in recent years. Henry Willock asks the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. to provide him with any relevant information, including the following statistics: (a) the type and quantity of British and Indian exports to Persia that are landed at the ports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , (b) the number of British and Arab ships engaged in trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , particularly with India.
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- British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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- 9 Jan 1824 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/1/31, ff 3-4v
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- Letter from Mr Henry Willock at Tabriz to the Political Resident at Bushire
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