Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to John [or William] McCulloch of 22 Sep 1824
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to John [or William] McCulloch of 22 Sep 1824
- Creator:
- Author: HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia
- Date:
- 1824/1824
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to Lord Howard de Walden, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, sent from Tehran and dated 22 September 1824.The letter reports that the departure of Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India, to Persia has been postponed. Willock relays his discussions on the issue with Meerza Abul Hussun [Mīrzā Abūl Hassan] Khan, Persian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who reacts positively to the postponement and explains the hostility of the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] to Macdonald’s mission and the transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to India which it entails.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to John [or William] McCulloch, Secretary to the Political Department of the East India Company, dated 22 September 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/218).Physical description: The letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomacy
Minister for Foreign Affairs
East India Company Envoy to Persia - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00026f_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x00026f_en
IOR/L/PS/9/69/219
IOR/L/PS/9/69/219