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The record is made up of 1 item (2 folios). It was created in 15 Nov 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 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 Tehran and dated 15 November 1824.

The letter concerns the proposed transfer to India of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Britain and Persia. Willock reports that the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] has been persuaded to allow the permanent residence of an Envoy from the Supreme Government of India at the Persian Court, and forwards related correspondence (IOR/L/PS/9/69/240-244).

The letter 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, sent from Tehran and dated 16 November 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/238).

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Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 16 Nov 1824, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/9/69/239, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000283> [accessed 7 April 2025]

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