Copy of Dispatch No. 12 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tehran, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, the Marquess of Hastings
Copy of Dispatch No. 12 from HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, in Tehran, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, the Marquess of Hastings
Date:
1819/1819
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Abstract: Copy of Dispatch No. 12 from HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, in Tehran, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, the Marquess of Hastings, of 24 May 1819. The letter details the decision of the Shah of Persia to renounce his pretensions to the sovereignty of Bahrein [Bahrain] as detailed in Willock’s Dispatch No. 8 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/199). The letter also details the belief of the Resident at Bushire [Bushehr], William Bruce, that the Persians suspect that the British wish to possess Bahrein for themselves.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 25 May 1819 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/198), which was received on 28 August 1819.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)