Copy of a Letter from HM Ministers to Persia, James Morier and Henry Ellis, in Tehran, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company
Date:
1814/1814
Description:
Abstract: Copy of a letter from HM Ministers to Persia [Iran], James Morier and Henry Ellis, in Tehran, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, of 30 November 1814, which was delivered by Ellis on 13 March 1815. The letter encloses correspondence, between Morier and Ellis and HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Viscount Castlereagh (IOR/L/PS/9/68/149; IOR/L/PS/9/68/151; IOR/L/PS/9/68/152; IOR/L/PS/9/68/155). The letter also gives a very brief account of Morier and Ellis' conduct in the negotiations for the revision of the Definitive Treaty, and the departure of the British military mission to Persia.The letter also contains an envelope, numbered 2, enclosing copies of the official notes passed between the English and Persian plenipotentiaries during the negotiations for the amendment of the Definitive Treaty (IOR/L/PS/9/68/159; IOR/L/PS/9/68/160; IOR/L/PS/9/68/161; IOR/L/PS/9/68/162; IOR/L/PS/9/68/163; IOR/L/PS/9/68/164).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)