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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 17 Mar 1824. 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 translation of an official note from the Umeen ud Dowlut [‘Abdullāh Khān Amīn al-Dawlah], Second Minister of Persia [Iran], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, dated 17 March 1824.

The note denies that the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and 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] requested Willock’s dismissal, and affirms that Willock should remain in Persia representing HM Government.

The note was 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 14 April 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/174).

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Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 14 Apr 1824, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/69/180, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000248> [accessed 7 July 2024]

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