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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 19 Jul 1813. 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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Copy of a letter from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tabriz, to the President of the Board of Control Formally known as the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, it was established by an Act of Parliament in 1784 to supervise the activities of the East India Company. , the Earl of Buckinghamshire, of 19 July 1813, which was received on 24 January 1814. The letter advises against the planned dispatch of British officers to Persia, on the basis of the imminent peace between Persia and Russia, following which the subsidy paid to Persia by the East India Company will cease and therefore leave Persia unable to maintain a standing army.

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1 item (2 folios)
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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/9/68/142

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19 Jul 1813 (CE, Gregorian)
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HM Ambassador to Iran

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Copy of a Letter from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia, Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tabriz, to the President of the Board of Control, the Earl of Buckinghamshire, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/68/142, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00011d> [accessed 30 August 2024]

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