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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1812. 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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A copy of a letter from Samuel Johnson, Secretary of 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, to Sir Harford Jones, former Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], dated 9 January 1812. The letter asks for an explanation from Jones regarding a statement to the Supreme Government of India that he was not instructed to forward his dispatches 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. via Calcutta [Kolkata].

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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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IOR/L/PS/9/67/136

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Copy of a letter from Samuel Johnson, Secretary of the Secret Committee, to Sir Harford Jones, Envoy to Persia, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/67/136, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00008c> [accessed 30 October 2024]

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