'Persia - policy to be pursued towards. Minute by the Viceroy of 29 December 1871 with a note'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Persia - policy to be pursued towards. Minute by the Viceroy of 29 December 1871 with a note'
- Creator:
- Author: Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council
- Date:
- 1871/1871
- Description:
- Abstract: The file consists of a memorandum and additional note by Lord Mayo, Viceroy and Governor-General of India in Council, concerning British policy in Persia.It expresses Lord Mayo's opinion on Anglo-Indian foreign policy such as building relations of friendship, the maintenance of peace, and opposing the interference of any European power in Persia's affairs. Discussed are: boundary disputes, relations with Russia, and the suggested employment of Indo-British officers in the Persian service.The note describes the military force of Persia, and focuses on instances where British officers attached to the Persian army were forced to withdraw, which is used to demonstrate the need for a new system of external policy or internal military administration. It also includes extracts from Sir William Kaye's Lives of Indian Officers: Illustrative of the History of the Civil and Military Service of India. Vol. 2(London: A. Strahan and Co., 1867), on Major D'Arcy Todd who wrote on the treatment of British officers and the state of army affairs generally in Persia 1833-38.The file has been annotated with markings and comments on key words and points.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 137, and terminates at f 143, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Foreign policy
Armed forces
Military Personnel
Boundary disputes - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0000f7_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0000f7_en
IOR/L/PS/18/C107
IOR/L/PS/18/C107