Enclosure in Letter from Major George Willock to the Secret Committee of 25 Jan 1823
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosure in Letter from Major George Willock to the Secret Committee of 25 Jan 1823
- Creator:
- Author: President and Governor of Bombay in Council
- Date:
- 1823/1823
- Description:
- Abstract: A draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], to the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sa’īd bin Sultān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], undated.The letter concerns the agreement concluded by William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], with the Government of Fars at Sheraz [Shīrāz] (IOR/L/PS/9/69/124 and 131). Elphinstone disavows the agreement as unauthorised and counter to the policies of the Government of Bombay, stressing that British policy towards Muscat has not changed. The letter also reports that British troops will be withdrawn from Kishm [Qeshm] and the island handed over to the Imam.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1823 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/126).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Resident
- Geographic region:
- Kishm
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000219_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000219_en
IOR/L/PS/9/69/133
IOR/L/PS/9/69/133