Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 8 Jan 1924

IOR/L/PS/9/69/141

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The record is made up of 1 item (6 folios). It was created in 31 Dec 1823. 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 Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to George Canning, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tabriz and dated 8 January 1824. The letter forwards a translation of a letter from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. , Crown Prince] of Persia to General Yermoloff [Alexey Petrovich Yermolov], Governor-General of Georgia, dated 31 December 1823, enclosed.

The enclosed letter concerns efforts to delineate the border between Persia and the Russian Empire in the Caucasus and proposes a meeting to settle the issue.

The letters were enclosed in Willock’s letter 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 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).

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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/9/69/141
Date(s): 31 Dec 1823 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Frontiers
Places: GeorgiaRussian EmpireCaucasusPersia
People & organisations: HM Chargé d'Affaires to PersiaCrown Prince of PersiaGovernor-General of Georgia

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/69/141
Title: Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 8 Jan 1924
Pages: 3r:5v
Author: Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Nāyib al-Salṭana xx Qājār, 'Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince of Persia
Usage terms: Public Domain

Reference: IOR/L/PS/9/69/141
Title: Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 8 Jan 1924
Pages: 1r:2v, 6r:6v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence