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‘Affairs in Persia’ [‎425r] (21/56)

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Ref: IOR/L/PS/5/453, ff 415-442

The record is made up of 1 item (28 folios). It was created in 9 Mar 1848. 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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Enclosures no. 2-7 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 9 March 1848. The enclosures are dated 8 November 1847-6 March 1848. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Persia [Iran] and Bokhara [Emirate of Bokhara], including:

  • Attempts to secure the release of three British officers from imprisonment in Bokhara
  • The intention of Bahman Meerza [Bahman Mirza Qajar] to return to the post of Governor of Azerbijan [Iranian Azerbaijan]
  • A complaint from Sheikh Syf, Governor of Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas], about hostile activities in the area by Fayl Alee Khan [Fazl Ali Khan], Governor of Kerman
  • The occupation of Ghaz [Bandar-e Gaz] by Russian forces
  • Complaints from the Government of the Ottoman Empire about the conduct of Persian frontier authorities
  • A request by Mills & Co, a British company based in Shiraz, to import muskets for the Persian Government.

The primary correspondents are the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. to Persia, the Prime Minister of Persia, and the Government of India. The item contains a single folio in French, f 437, a letter from the Envoy to his Russian counterpart.

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IOR/L/PS/5/453, ff 415-442
Title
‘Affairs in Persia’
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415r:422v, 424r:427v, 429v:435v, 437r:439v, 440v:442v
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East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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