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Copy of Dispatch No. 30 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tehran, to the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton [‎1v] (2/8)

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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 28 Dec 1826. 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 dispatch No. 30 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tehran, to the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton, of 28 December 1826. The letter originally enclosed the translation of a letter from Daoud Khan to Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], a copy of which was acquired by Macdonald Kinneir’s secret informant at Tabreez [Tabriz] (not included in this item). The letter also details proceedings in Persia relating to the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], including:

  • Abbas Meerza’s communications to the Shah detailing the weakness of the Russian position in Georgia and arguing against the opening of negotiations for peace, and Macdonald Kinneir’s views concerning the veracity of Abbas Meerza’s communications
  • Private reports of the opening of negotiations for peace between Abbas Meerza and General Madadoff [General Valerian Madatov]
  • The possibility of Abbas Meerza making communications with powers in Europe, including instructions for Daoud Khan to communicate with the French and Austrian ambassadors at Constantinople [Istanbul]
  • The ‘disturbed state of mind’ of the Shah.

This document was originally enclosed in Macdonald Kinneir’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 East India Company of 17 January 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/175).

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Copy of Dispatch No. 30 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tehran, to the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton
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