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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 10 Aug 1800. 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 Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], 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, sent from Shirauz [Shirāz] and dated 10 August 1800. The letter concerns: the progress of the King [Shah] of Persia’s [Fath-'Ali Shāh Qājār] campaign to establish control over Khorasan; the movements of Zemaun Shah [Zamān Shāh Durrāni] of Afghanistan; and Malcolm's situation in Shirauz.

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1 item (2 folios)
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English in Latin script
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Letter

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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/9/67/43

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10 Aug 1800 (CE, Gregorian)
Subjects
Diplomacy
Places
PersiaKhorasan
People & organisations
Shah of PersiaJohn Malcolm

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Copy of a Letter from Captain John Malcolm, Representative of the Government of India to Persia, to the Secret Committee, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/67/43, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00002f> [accessed 6 April 2025]

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