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Copy of a Letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Bombay, to the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton [‎5v] (10/36)

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The record is made up of 1 item (18 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1825. 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 the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Bombay [Mumbai], to the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton, of 22 February 1825. In the letter Macdonald Kinneir details:

  • The history of Russo-Persian relations and conflicts in the Caucasus
  • The expansion of Russian influence in the regions between Russia and India and the potential threat this poses to British possessions in India
  • The weakness of the position of the Prince Royal, Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], and the possibility of conflict for the succession to the throne of Persia.

On the basis of these observations, Macdonald Kinneir makes recommendations for the British to work to oppose both further Russian territorial expansion and the spread of Russian influence in Persia.

This document was originally enclosed in the letter of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, 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 3 July 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/20).

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Copy of a Letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Bombay, to the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton
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