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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 30 Jan 1810. 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 Sir Harford Jones, HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. to Persia [Iran], to Captain Charles Pasley, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. of the Governor-General of Bengal in Persia, sent from Tauris [Tabrīz] and dated 30 January 1810. In response to Pasley's letter of 3 December 1809 (IOR/L/PS/9/68/12) Jones details subsidy payments made to Persian officials, while refusing to acknowledge Pasley’s authority over the matter.

The letter was enclosed in Jones's Letter No. 3 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 dated 3 February 1810.

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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/9/68/14

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30 Jan 1810 (CE, Gregorian)
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Diplomacy
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HM Ambassador to Iran

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Enclosure in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 3 of 3 Feb 1810, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/68/14, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00009d> [accessed 5 July 2024]

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