Political No. 226 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to the Enforced Resignation of the Wuzeer of Persia, his Subsequent Reinstatement by the Shah, Appointment to the Governorship of Ghilan, and Call to Teheran
Political No. 226 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to the Enforced Resignation of the Wuzeer of Persia, his Subsequent Reinstatement by the Shah, Appointment to the Governorship of Ghilan, and Call to Teheran
Political No. 226 of 1873, Forwarding Copies of Papers Relating to the Enforced Resignation of the Wuzeer of Persia, his Subsequent Reinstatement by the Shah, Appointment to the Governorship of Ghilan, and Call to Teheran
Date:
1873/1874
Description:
Abstract: This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 26 December and received by the India Office via Brindisi on 19 January 1874, forwarding copies of papers relating to the enforced resignation of the Wuzeer of Persia [Vizier of Iran], his subsequent reinstatement by the Shah, appointment to the Governorship of Ghilan [Gilan], and call to Teheran [Tehran]. The item chiefly comprises telegrams and correspondence between William Taylour Thomson, HM Minister in Teheran, and Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and includes copies of intelligence reports to Thomson by Sir Joseph Dickson, Physician to HM Legation, in medical attendance upon the Shah, and copies of letters by members of the (Persian) royal household.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 364, and terminates at f 388c, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The sequence contains nine foliation anomalies: f 364a, f 365a, f 372a, f 373a, f 374a, f 381a, f 388a, f 388b, and f 388c.