Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 1 Sep 1821

Content

A copy of a letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary of 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], to Dr Andrew Jukes, sent from Bombay Castle and dated 10 May 1821. The letter charges Jukes with a mission to the Gulf to discuss with Persian officials the issue of Kishm [Qeshm], which is claimed by Persia [Iran] and Muscat and has been occupied by British troops. The letter contains instructions for this mission. It also addresses Persian complaints against Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire [Būshehr].

Annexed to the letter are:

• A copy of a letter from George Foster Sadlier to Sir Evan Nepean, then Governor of Bombay, sent from the cruiser Mercury off Muscat Cove and dated 17 May 1819. The letter reports the Imam of Muscat’s approval of the potential landing of British troops in the Imam’s territories. It also discusses the question of sovereignty over territories in the Gulf including Kishm.
• Copies of letters from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay, to the King [Shah] of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and the Prince of Shīrāz[Husayn ‘Ali Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925). of Fārs] dated 12 May 1821. The letters announce Jukes’s mission to the Gulf.

The letter was enclosed in the letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, 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 1 September 1821 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/75).

Extent and format

4 items (14 folios)

Physical characteristics

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

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

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/9/69/77

History of this record

Date(s)

10 May 1821-12 May 1821 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Persian Gulf Campaign (1819)

Places

KishmPersiaPersian Gulf

People & organisations

President and Governor of Bombay in CouncilPrince-Governor of FārsImam of OmanGovernment of Bombay, Chief SecretaryResidentHectorShah of PersiaAndrew Jukes

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