Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 6 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control

IOR/L/PS/9/67/120

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The record is made up of 1 item (8 folios). It was created in Jan 1809. 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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Enclosures in Letter No. 6 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control Formally known as the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company. , dated 1809, consisiting of:

A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia, to Sir Harford Jones, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 20 January 1809, stating that Malcolm will delay his departure for Persia
A letter from Malcolm to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bombay and dated 8 January 1809. The letter concerns: Malcolm’s decision to delay his departure for Persia and planned occupation of the island of Kharrack [Khārg]; the progress of Jones’s mission in the country; the effect on relations with Persia of French setbacks in the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and the ongoing war between Persia and Russia in the Caucasus; and defence strategy in relation to Persia.

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/L/PS/9/67/120
Date(s): Jan 1809 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Defence policyDiplomacy
Places: PersiaKharrack
People & organisations: HM Ambassador to IranJohn Malcolm

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/67/120
Title: Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 6 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control
Pages: 1r:8v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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