Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 5 to the Secret Committee

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Enclosures in Letter No. 5 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee Pre-1784, the Committee responsible for protecting East India Company shipping. Post-1784, its main role was to transmit communications between the Board of Control and the Company's Indian governments on matters requiring secrecy. of the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. of the East India Company dated 11 March 1811, consisting of:

• A copy of a letter from Henry Rudland, British Agent in Mocha, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. [Mumbai], sent from Mocha and dated 16 July 1810. The letter reports the arrival in Mocha of a man named Abdool Kauder [Abdul Kader] from Gogah [Ghogha], who had accompanied Sir Harford Jones to Persia, and subsequently left the country with the ousted French Envoy General Claude-Mathieu Gardane and travelled to Europe
• A translated copy of a letter from Meerza Sheffea, [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Muḥammad Shafī' Māzandarānī], Prime Minister of Persia, to Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. ], Crown Prince of Persia, reporting the detention of an unidentified Frenchman and an Indian in Persia
• An extract from the Bombay Courier dated 13 January 1811, reporting the arrival in Bombay en route to Persia of Mirza Abul Hassan [ Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Abul Hassan], Persian Ambassador to London, accompanied by Sir Gore Ouseley, British Ambassador to Persia.

Extent and format

1 item (5 folios)

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Letter

Access & Reference

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/9/67/134

History of this record

Date(s)

16 Jul 1810-11 Mar 1811 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Diplomacy

Places

PersiaMocha

People & organisations

HM Ambassador to IranAmbassador of Iran to the United KingdomPrime Minister to the Shah of PersiaPolitical Agent

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Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 5 to the Secret Committee, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/67/134, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00008a> [accessed 18 July 2026]

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