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Enclosure No. 102 to Letter of 5 October 1828 [1r] (1/8)
The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 2 Jun 1828. 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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Dispatch No. 102 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to George Swinton, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bengal From c. 1758-1858, the East India Company's administration in Bengal. From 1773-1833, the most senior of the three subdivisions of India, also known as the Supreme Government of India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. , sent from Tehraun [Tehran] and dated 2 June 1828.
The letter reports the arrival of Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] in Tehraun and his meeting with the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār], and describes efforts by both Russia and Turkey [Ottoman Empire] to court Abbas Meerza’s support in the approaching conflict between the two powers.
This document was originally enclosed in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 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 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 of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).
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- Enclosure No. 102 to Letter of 5 October 1828
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- 1r:4v
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