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Copy of a Letter from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia, to Sir Robert Adair, Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire [1r] (1/4)
The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 26 May 1810. 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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Copy of a letter from HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. to Persia [Iran] Sir Harford Jones, to HM Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Sir Robert Adair, dated 26 May 1810. The letter concerns the breaking off of armistice negotiations between Persia and Russia over the issue of the security of the Turkish [Ottoman] frontier, and details the Persian willingness to cooperate with England [Britain] and the Ottoman Empire on the condition that England and the Ottomans remain allies. Jones also states that he is enclosing an urgent letter [not included in this item] to Earl Bathurst.
The letter was enclosed in Jones's secret letter of 2 June 1810, which was received on 4 October 1810.
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- Copy of a Letter from Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia, to Sir Robert Adair, Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
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- 1r:2v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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