Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Charles Colville, Commander-in-Chief at Bombay [Mumbai], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], sent from Bombay Castle and dated 19 March 1821.The letter concerns the Persian claim to sovereignty over the island of Kishm [Qeshm]. Colville advises Willock to inform the King [Shah] that Persia’s claims will be considered by the Marquis of Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal, and to stress Britain’s need for a base to combat ‘piracy’ in the Gulf.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 10 July 1821 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/66).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)