Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 22 Sep 1824

IOR/L/PS/9/69/221

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The record is made up of 1 item (14 folios). It was created in 16 Sep 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 Tehran and dated 16 September 1824.

The letter reports on discussions between Semyon Mazarovich, Russian Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, and the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and Persian Ministers on issues in Russo-Persian relations, in particular Russia’s push for the establishment of a consulate in Resht [Rasht]. This is opposed by the Persian side which is wary of Russian influence in Gilan province. Willock conjectures on the threat that Russian expansion into Gilan would pose to India.

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 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/220).

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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/9/69/221
Date(s): 16 Sep 1824 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Diplomacy
Places: PersiaReshtGilan
People & organisations: Russian Chargé d'Affaires to PersiaMinister for Foreign AffairsHM Chargé d'Affaires to PersiaShah of Persia, Qajar dynasty

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/69/221
Title: Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 22 Sep 1824
Pages: 1r:13v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence