Abstract: Copy of dispatch No. 84 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tabreez [Tabriz], to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 14 February 1828. Macdonald Kinneir reports the suspension of the plans of General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] to recommence hostilities in the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], and the imminent signature of the peace treaty at Turkoman Shahee [Turkamanchay]. He comments on the terms of the treaty, indicating that he believes the Russian pecuniary demands too harsh and the territorial settlement likely to lead to further border disputes. Macdonald Kinneir also reports the de-escalation of the military situation, including plans for the retirement of Persian troops from Tehroun [Tehran] and Zinjan [Zanjan] and the return of the occupied fortress of Ardebil [Ardabil] to Persia.Macdonald Kinneir also reports the ‘hostile aspect’ of the situation on the frontier between Turkey [the Ottoman Empire] and Russia near Kars and Akiska [Akhaltsikhe] and the build-up of troops.This document was originally enclosed in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 14 February 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/184).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter, numbered 14, from HM Ambassador Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William, Lord Minto, of 10 December 1811. The letter discusses a number of topics, including:Ouseley’s relationship with the Grand Vizier of the Shah, Mirza Shefi [Mirza Muḥammad Shafī‘ Māzandarānī]Procuring British officers and drill serjeants [sergeants] to train Persian troopsLieutenant Lindsay of the Madras Service remaining in Persia in command of a corps of horse artilleryThe pay and allowances of British officers and troops serving in Persia, including that of Majors d’Arcy and Stone.The letter also encloses the copies of letters from Lieutenant Charles Christie to the Secretary to HM Ambassador to Persia, James Morier, concerning the state of affairs in Azerbaijan (not included in this item, see IOR/L/PS/9/68/113 and IOR/L/PS/9/68/121).The letter was enclosed in Ouseley’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 5 January 1812 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/112), which was received from HM Secretary of State’s office on 1 July 1812.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter, numbered 3, from HM Ambassador to Persia [Iran], Sir Gore Ouseley, in Tehran, to HM Ambassador Extraordinary to the Ottoman Empire, Stratford Canning, of 18 December 1811. The letter concerns the presence of Persian troops in Turkish [Ottoman] territory, and communicates a statement from Persian ministers concerning the Persian response to an attack by Abdurrahman Pasha [Abd al-Rahman Baban] in Persian Kurdistan and the Persian role in an incident at the Fort of Zohab. The letter was enclosed in Ouseley’s letter to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of 31 December 1811 (see IOR/L/PS/9/68/117).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter from the Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, George Swinton, in Fort William, to HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia [Iran], Henry Willock, of 27 January 1826. The letter is in reply to Willock’s letter to the Governor-General of India, Lord Amherst, of 23 July 1825 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/44), in which is discussed the possible provision of British officers to train the armed forces of the Prince Royal of Persia [Crown Prince of Persia, 'Abbās Mīrzā Qājār]. Swinton indicates that Lord Amherst intends to recommend the Prince Royal’s requests for military assistance, including for officers and shrapnel shells, to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, but advises that the Prince Royal should not expect that the British Government would pay for any officers employed in training his armed forces.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent near Sultania [Soltanieh] and dated 3 July 1809. Subjects covered include: Jones’s arrival at the Royal camp and meetings with the King [Shah] [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] and Persian ministers; Persia’s relations with France and Turkey [Ottoman Empire]; Persian military preparations and innovations in the Russo-Persian War (1804-1813); Jones’s payment of a six-month subsidy via Hajee Mohammed Hossein Khan Ameen ed Dowlah [Hājī Muhammad Husayn Khān Amīn al-Dawlah] in accordance with the Preliminary Treaty; and appeals made by the King to the people of Georgia under Russian occupation.The letter was enclosed in Jones’s letter No. 14 to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, received 1809.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter from the Government of India's Envoy to Persia [Iran], Brigadier-General Sir John Malcolm, to HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia, Sir Harford Jones, of 22 July 1810. In the letter Malcolm gives his assent for a detachment of Indian cavalry attached to his escort to be placed under Jones's orders for the purpose of travelling to Bagdad [Baghdad], and recommends a number of individuals in the detachment for promotion on the basis of meritorious service.The letter was enclosed in Sir Harford Jones's secret letter of 24 July 1810, which was received on 21 November 1810.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter from the Government of India's Envoy to Persia [Iran], Brigadier-General Sir John Malcolm, to HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Sir Harford Jones, of 22 July 1810. The letter is a reply in affirmation to Jones's recommendations for military personnel and artificers for the provision of military assistance to the Persian Government in his letter of 22 July 1810, and concerns particulars of the pay and availability of some of the persons Jones requested.The letter was enclosed in Sir Harford Jones's secret letter of 24 July 1810, which was received on 21 November 1810.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter from HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia [Iran], Sir Harford Jones, to the Government of India's Envoy to Persia, Brigadier-General Sir John Malcolm, of 16 July 1810. The letter concerns the disposal of a detachment of native cavalry attached to Malcolm's escort, which Jones suggests might be used as an escort for the incoming HM Ambassador Extraordinary, Sir Gore Ousely [Sir Gore Ouseley].The letter was enclosed in Jones's secret letter of 24 July 1810, which was received on 21 November 1810.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter from HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Persia [Iran], Sir Harford Jones, to the British Government of India's Envoy to Persia, Brigadier-General Sir John Malcolm, of 22 July 1810. In the letter Jones makes recommendations for military personnel and artificers to be sent for the provision of military assistance to Persia. Jones also requests that a medical practitioner and a Persian linguist be sent to assist his own Mission.The letter was enclosed in Jones's secret letter of 24 July 1810, which was received on 21 November 1810.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)