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‘Letter from Persia, received at the India Board from the Foreign Office, 23.August 1856’ [‎63v] (4/4)

The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 23 Aug 1856. 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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This bundle consists of summaries of two despatches sent by HM Consul at Tehran, Richard W Stevens (10 July 1856, Numbers 42 and 43), addressed to George William Frederick Villiers, 4 Earl of Clarendon and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The despatches are concerned with news of the position of Essa Khan [Isa Khan Bardorani, Minister Regent of Herat] at Herat, and the deputation of Ferouk Khan as Persian Ambassador to France – details of the gifts to be presented to the Emperor and Empress of France have been included.

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‘Letter from Persia, received at the India Board from the Foreign Office, 23.August 1856’ [‎63v] (4/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F231/28, ff 62-63, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100044156481.0x00007f> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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