Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 26 Dec 1820
IOR/L/PS/9/69/55
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The record is made up of 1 item (3 folios). It was created in 7 Sep 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 Captain Thomas Thompson, Commander of the British troops on Kishmee [Qeshm], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], sent from camp at Deristan [Dayrestān] on Kishmee and dated 7 September 1820.
The letter reports the landing of troops on Kishmee following the destruction and evacuation of Ras il Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah], and assesses the suitability of the island as a military base. It also reports the view of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat on the British occupation of Kishmee and his rejection of Persian claims to the island.
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 26 December 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/54].
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- 1 item (3 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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- 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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- IOR/L/PS/9/69/55
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- 7 Sep 1820 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Persian Gulf Campaign (1819)
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- Kishmee
- People & organisations
- Imam of OmanThomas Perronet Thompson
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- IOR/L/PS/9/69/55
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- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 26 Dec 1820
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- 1r, 1r:3v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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