Abstract: Translation of a letter from Meerza Abool Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī], Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran] Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir.The letter asks Macdonald Kinneir to lend Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] a sum of money.This letter was originally enclosed, numbered 11 in 75, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 9 December 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/107).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a note from Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia [Iran], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, dated 1 Rubee il akher [Rabi’ al-Thani] 1237 (26 December 1821).While affirming friendship with Britain, the note protests the occupation of Kishm [Qeshm] by British forces as inconsistent with previous treaty agreements (adjusted Definitive Treaty 1814). It also states that William Bruce will be allowed to return to his post as Resident at Bushire [Būshehr] on conditions.The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/79).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a note from Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia [Iran], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, received 21 January 1822.In response to Willock’s note (IOR/L/PS/9/69/84), Mirza Abdul Wahab states that the Prince [Prince-Governor] of Fārs will come to Tehran to agree on measures to suppress ‘piracy’ and guarantee the security of the Gulf that are acceptable to both Britain and Persia. The letter also states that William Bruce will be permitted to return to his post as Resident in Bushire [Būshehr] if he does not interfere with affairs outside of his post, and affirms Persian sovereignty over Kishm [Qeshm].The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/79).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a note from Hajee Mahomed Hussein Khan [Hājī Mohammad Husayn Khān Isfahānī], Sudr Aazim [Sadr-e ’Azam, Prime Minister] of Persia [Iran], and Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Moatemed ed Dowleh [Mu’tamid al-Dawla, Foreign Minister], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, received 17 December 1820.In response to Willock’s letters (IOR/L/PS/9/69/49-50), the Ministers remonstrate with Willock regarding the entry of British ships into Persian ports without permission, assert Persian sovereignty over Kishm [Qeshm] and Hengaum [Hengām], and protest the landing of British troops on Kishm, arguing that the security of the Gulf should be secured by the Prince [Prince-Governor] of Fārs rather than British forces. They also condemn the actions of William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], in relation to Charak [Bandar-e Charāk] and Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh], demand compensation from Bruce for Persian subjects, and refuse the cession of an island for a British base in the Gulf.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 26 December 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/46).Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a note from Hajee Mahomed Hussein Khan [Hājī Mohammad Husayn Khān Isfahānī], Sudr Aazim [Sadr-e ’Azam, Prime Minister] of Persia [Iran], and Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Moatemed ed Dowleh [Mu’tamid al-Dawla, Foreign Minister], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, received 9 December 1820.The note concerns Anglo-Persian relations in the Gulf following the 1819 British expedition against ‘piracy’, and protests the continuing British military presence in the Gulf.The Ministers remonstrate with Willock regarding the entry of British ships into Persian ports without permission and the landing of British forces on Kishm [Qeshm] over Persian objections, and request Willock to order the withdrawal of the troops from the Gulf. They also condemn the actions of William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], in relation to Bahrein [Bahrain], Charak [Bandar-e Chārak], and Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh], and request his removal from Persia.The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 26 December 1820 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/46).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: A translation of an official note from Meerza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia [Iran], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, undated.In response to Willock’s letter of 26 March (IOR/L/PS/9/69/102), the note discusses arrears in subsidy payments to Persia.Meerza Abdul Wahab complains that Willock has not taken measures to prevent Turkish [Ottoman] aggression on the frontier whereas he had previously acted to prevent Persian action against Turkey. Meerza Abdul Wahab also remonstrates with Willock for suggesting that a Persian agent be sent to India to discuss the subsidy issue when Willock had earlier stated that this course of action would be useless.The note also speculates on the cause of the long delay in subsidy payments, suggesting that Willock is personally causing delays for his own motives.The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 27 April 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/100).Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
Abstract: A translation of an official note from Meerza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia [Iran], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, undated.In response to Willock’s letter of 28 March (IOR/L/PS/9/69/103), the note denies that the alleged threat from the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] was directed at Willock. In response to Willock’s suspension of his diplomatic duties and request to leave the country, Meerza Abdul Wahab states that Willock should remain in post and that permission to leave will not be granted until a replacement Chargé d’Affaires arrives.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 27 April 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/100).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of an official note from Meerza Abdul Wahab, [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia [Iran], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, undated.The note is in response to Willock’s letter of 31 March (IOR/L/PS/9/69/106) and Willock’s request to leave Persia. Meerza Abdul Wahab states that Willock should remain, but that if he insists on leaving the country a replacement must be appointed to deal with his duties, in particular the issue of subsidy payments to Persia.The note was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 27 April 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/100).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Translations of messages exchanged between Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], and Meerza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia, April 1822. The messages concern Willock’s planned departure from Persia.The translations were enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 27 April 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/100).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from Mirza Abdul Wahab [Mīrzā Abdul Wahāb Nishāt Isfahānī], Foreign Minister of Persia [Iran], to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs [Viscount Castlereagh] dated Rujjub [Rajab] 1237/April 1822.The letter protests arrears in subsidy payments to Persia, requests British help in negotiating frontier issues with Turkey [Ottoman Empire], and grants permission for Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to leave for Britain.The letter was enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 4 May 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/88).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from Mirza Abul Hussun [Mīrzā Abūl Hassan] Khan, Foreign Minister of Persia [Iran], to the Kaem Mukam [Mīrzā Abūl Qāsem Qāem Maqām Farāhānī, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia], undated.The letter discusses the proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India.The translation was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 8 January 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/140).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: The volume contains correspondence, and related notes, regarding negotiations towards the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907. The focus of negotiations is the definition of British and Russian ‘zones’ in southern and northern Persia respectively. The correspondence is predominantly between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey) and HM Ambassador to Russia (Sir Arthur Nicolson). It also contains input from HM Minister at Tehran (Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice) on the likely public reception of the treaty in Persia, and comments by the Under-Secretary of State for India (Arthur Godley). The attitude of the Government of India is outlined in a Foreign Department memorandum dated 4 February 1904: see folios 182-184.A copy (in both English and French) of the final convention, signed at St Petersburg on 31 August 1907, can be found at folios 16-20. Proposed drafts and proposed amendments (in both English and French) can be found throughout the file. A number of aide-memoires (also in French) supplied by Alexander Isvolsky [Izvolsky], Russia's Foreign Minister, summarising the negotiations are also included.There are no papers in the file covering the period 1908-1912. The volume only contains a single paper from 1913: a minute summarising a conversation between Sir George William Buchanan (HM Ambassador to Russia) and Sergey Dmitrievich Sazonov (Russian Foreign Ministry) regarding amendments desired by the latter to the Anglo-Russian Convention: see folio 5.The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 186; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-185, and ff 6-15; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.