Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 16 July 1820
Date:
1820/1820
Description:
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], to Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, sent from Bombay Castle and dated 26 January 1820.The letter commends Keir for his actions in the Gulf and instructs him on political affairs in the region following the expedition, in particular concerning Bahrein [Bahrain], the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat, and Persia [Iran].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 6 July 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/26 and 29).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)