Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 5 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosures in Sir Harford Jones's Letter No. 5 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control
- Creator:
- Author: HM Ambassador to Iran
- Date:
- 1808/1809
- Description:
- Abstract: Enclosures in Letter No. 5 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809, consisiting of:A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Sir Harford Jones, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 30 December 1808. The letter informs Jones of Malcolm’s intention to sail to the Persian Gulph [Gulf] and occupy the island of Kharrack [Khārg] as part of a new defence strategy in the region, and asserts that Jones should withdraw from Persia.A copy of a letter from Jones to Malcolm, sent from Koush Khona and dated 7 February 1809. The letter urges Malcolm to refrain from hostile activity towards Persia or correspondence with provincial rulers, and reports Jones’s plans to proceed to Tehran.A copy of a letter from Jones to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Koush Khona and dated 7 February 1809. Jones reports his progress towards Tehran and describes suspicion in Persia that Malcolm’s mission will incite separatism in the south of the country.Physical description: 1 item (7 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomacy
Defence policy - Geographic region:
- Persia
Kharrack - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00007b_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00007b_en
IOR/L/PS/9/67/119
IOR/L/PS/9/67/119