Copy of a letter from Colonel John Macdonald, Envoy to Persia, to the Secret Committee

IOR/L/PS/9/71/305

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The record is made up of 1 item (8 folios). It was created in 27 Dec 1828. 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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Dispatch No. 29 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, 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, sent from Tabreez [Tabriz] and dated 27 December 1828.

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The plans of the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to travel to St Petersburgh [Saint Petersburg]
The arrival in Persia of an agent of the Grand Signior [Sultan of the Ottoman Empire], asking for assistance and alleging that Russia, France, and Britain intend to partition the Turkish [Ottoman] Empire
Macdonald Kinneir’s efforts to dissuade the Persian Government from launching military action to acquire territory from Turkey
The difficulties presented by Macdonald Kinneir’s lack of accreditation to the British Government.

The letter also forwards various correspondence (not enclosed).

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1 item (8 folios)

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English in Latin script

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Letter

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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/9/71/305
Date(s): 27 Dec 1828 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Bilateral relations
Places: Ottoman Empire
People & organisations: East India Company Envoy to PersiaCrown Prince of Persia, Qajar dynastyEast India Company, Court of Directors, Secret Committee

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/71/305
Title: Copy of a letter from Colonel John Macdonald, Envoy to Persia, to the Secret Committee
Pages: 1r:6v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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