Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 20 May 1820

IOR/L/PS/9/69/22

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The record is made up of 1 item (8 folios). It was created in 10 May 1820. 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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A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from Tehran and dated 10 May 1820. Willock reports his conversations with the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and Persian Ministers regarding British policy in the Gulf and desired concessions from Persia. Subjects covered include: the proposed cession of an island for a British base in the Gulf; the claim of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sa’īd bin Sultān Āl Bū Sa’īd] to Kishmee [Qeshm]; an offer of British mediation to make Bahrein [Bahrain] tributary to Persia; and measures against ‘piracy’ originating from Persian ports, including the appointment of a Darogha [inspector] and the expulsion of the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], while refusing foreign intervention in these ports.

The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter 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 20 May 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/21].

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1 item (8 folios)

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Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.

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English in Latin script

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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/9/69/22
Date(s): 10 May 1820 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Persian Gulf Campaign (1819)Piracy
Places: PersiaPersian GulfBahreinCharrackKishmee
People & organisations: Shah of PersiaGovernment of PersiaPrince-Governor of FārsHM Chargé d'Affaires to PersiaImam of Oman

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/69/22
Title: Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 20 May 1820
Pages: 1r:8v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence