Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 16 Nov 1824
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 16 Nov 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 Amherst, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Tehran and dated 5 November 1824.The letter concerns the proposed transfer to India of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Britain and Persia and support for this proposal among members of the Persian Court. Willock describes the support of the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince], the opposition of the Foreign Minister Meerza [Mīrzā] Abul Hassan Khan, and his own attempts to win support for the proposal at Court, including the use of bribery.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 16 November 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/238).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomacy
Crown Prince of Persia
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Government of Persia - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000284_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000284_en
IOR/L/PS/9/69/240
IOR/L/PS/9/69/240