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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1824. 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 George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tabrīz and dated 29 January 1824.

The letter concerns the proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India, forwarding letters from Persian officials on the subject (IOR/L/PS/9/69/155-157).

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 29 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/153).

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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/9/69/154

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29 Jan 1824 (CE, Gregorian)
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Diplomacy
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Persia
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HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia

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Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committe of 29 Jan 1824, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/69/154, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00022e> [accessed 9 July 2026]

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