Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to the Secret Committee
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Head of Mission to Persia, to the Secret Committee
- Creator:
- Author: John Malcolm
- Date:
- 1810/1810
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, sent from a camp at Abusheher [Būshehr] and dated 23 March 1810. The letter covers: Malcolm’s reception in Persia; the mission of Sir Harford Jones, also present in Persia as British Envoy Extraordinary, and the clash of authorities created by this; the French presence in Persia; and Malcolm’s opinion on the value of an Anglo-Persian alliance.Ensclosed with the above is a copy of a letter from Brigadier-General Malcolm to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from a camp near Bushire [Būshehr] and dated 2 March 1810. The letter forwards various letters related to Malcom’s mission, and also covers: Malcolm’s correspondence with the Prince Regent at Shirauz [Shirāz] [Prince-Governor of Fārs] and his Vizier Mahomed Nubbee Khan [Mohammed Nabī Khān Shirāzī]; the apparent pro-French sympathies of the Crown Prince Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā]; the relationship of Malcolm's mission with that of Sir Harford Jones; and the despatch of various officers to survey routes on the frontiers of Persia.Part of the enclosure is written in code and has not been deciphered.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomacy
HM Ambassador to Iran
Prince-Governor of Fārs - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00005f_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00005f_en
IOR/L/PS/9/67/91
IOR/L/PS/9/67/91