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The record is made up of 1 item (4 folios). It was created in 23 May 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 note from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Persian Ministers, undated. The note concerns the confusion created by the presence of both Malcolm and 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, in the country, and also mentions the supply of arms to Persia under the Preliminary Treaty of Friendship and Alliance, 1809.

The extract was enclosed in Jones's Letter No. 6 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 23 May 1810.

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1 item (4 folios)
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English in Latin script
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IOR/L/PS/9/68/27

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Enclosure in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 5 of 23 May 1810, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/68/27, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0000aa> [accessed 4 October 2024]

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