Report of Sir Harford Jones to Lord Howick on Persian Affairs
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Report of Sir Harford Jones to Lord Howick on Persian Affairs
- Creator:
- Author: Harford Brydges
- Date:
- 1807/1807
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a paper on Persian [Iranian] affairs by Sir Harford Jones, former Resident in Baghdad, sent to Lord Howick, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and dated 7 January 1807. The paper covers British relations with Persia since the defeat of Tippoo Saheb [Tipu Sultan of Mysore] in 1799 and the threat posed by the growing French influence in the country, advocating the mediation of a peace between Persia and Russia and the appointment of a Crown envoy for this purpose.Annexed to the paper are:Translated copies of Jones’s correspondence in his capacity as Resident at Bagdad [Baghdad], dated between 10 August and 11 May 1806, concerning the Russo-Persian War, French overtures to Persia, and the Persian Government’s tilt towards France following Britain’s failure to provide support against RussiaA letter from Jones to John Hine, provisional Resident at Bagdad, dated January 1807, asking Hine to write to Persian Ministers expressing Britain’s continued interest in the welfare of Persia and commitment to its engagements.Physical description: 1 item (21 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815)
Russo-Persian War (1804-1813)
Diplomacy - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000061_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000061_en
IOR/L/PS/9/67/93
IOR/L/PS/9/67/93