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Copy of a Letter from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tehran, to Major-General Sir William Grant Keir [1r] (1/20)
The record is made up of 1 item (10 folios). It was created in 10 Mar 1820. 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 Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tehran, to Major-General Sir William Grant Keir, of 10 March 1820. The letter concerns the British aim of establishing a base in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from which to suppress ‘piracy’ following the British expedition against the al- Qawasim One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. and their allies, with a particular interest in the island of Kishma [Qeshm], over which the Persian Government disputes sovereignty with the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat. Willock details his communications with the Persian Ministers on the subject, in absence of the Shah, who is at Kashan. He also relates the Persian concerns regarding British expansion into the Gulf, and offers proposals for inducing the Persians to acquiesce to a British base on Kishma.
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 East India Company of 17 March 1820 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/254), which was received on 13 July 1820.
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- Copy of a Letter from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tehran, to Major-General Sir William Grant Keir
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- 1r:10v
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