'Persia - policy to be pursued towards. Minute by the Viceroy of 29 December 1871 with a note'

Content

The file consists of a memorandum and additional note by Lord Mayo, Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council, concerning British policy in Persia.

It expresses Lord Mayo's opinion on Anglo-Indian foreign policy such as building relations of friendship, the maintenance of peace, and opposing the interference of any European power in Persia's affairs. Discussed are: boundary disputes, relations with Russia, and the suggested employment of Indo-British officers in the Persian service.

The note describes the military force of Persia, and focuses on instances where British officers attached to the Persian army were forced to withdraw, which is used to demonstrate the need for a new system of external policy or internal military administration. It also includes extracts from Sir William Kaye's Lives of Indian Officers: Illustrative of the History of the Civil and Military Service of India. Vol. 2 (London: A. Strahan and Co., 1867), on Major D'Arcy Todd who wrote on the treatment of British officers and the state of army affairs generally in Persia 1833-38.

The file has been annotated with markings and comments on key words and points.

Extent and format

1 file (7 folios)

Arrangement

This file consists of a single document.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 137, and terminates at f 143, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/18/C107

History of this record

Date(s)

29 Dec 1871 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Foreign policyArmed forcesMilitary PersonnelBoundary disputes

Places

Persia

People & organisations

Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council

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