Enclosure in Letter from William Digges Latouche to the Secret Committee of 13 May 1783
Date:
1781/1805
Description:
Abstract: A copy of a letter from a French Minister to French representatives in India carried by the messenger M Cotinal, copied by William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], on 26 May 1783.The letter claims that the King of England [King George III] intends to take over the territories controlled by the East India Company in India and reduce the Company to a commercial interest, make peace with the Mahrattas and Hyder Alli Khan [Ḥaydar ‘Alī, Ruler of Mysore], and thereafter expand English territorial control in India. The letter urges French representatives to make Indian rulers and the East India Company be made aware of the scheme in order to resist it.Another duplicate of the same letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/30. An English translation is catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/31.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)