Abstract: A translation of a memorandum sent by the Moatumud ool-Dowleh [Manūchihr Khān Gurjī, Mu‘tamid al-Dawlah] to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, dated 4 July 1828.The memorandum presents a new defence arrangement between Britain and Persia proposed by the Heir Apparent [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] in place of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 5 in dispatch No. 108, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī], Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, undated.The letter concerns Macdonald Kinneir’s meeting with Meerza Abul Hassan Khan and the Kaim Mukam [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī Qā’im-Maqām, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia] on the subject of the abrogation of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty, which concern British subsidies and military aid to Persia. Macdonald Kinneir complains of the conduct of the Kaim Mukam and demands an audience with the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār].This document was originally enclosed, numbered 1 in dispatch No. 110, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī], Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, undated.The letter relates to the abrogation of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty, which concern British subsidies and military aid to Persia. Meerza Abul Hassan Khan reports that the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] has conferred full powers on the Prince [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to handle the affair and describes the Shah’s surprise and displeasure at the abrogation.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2 in dispatch No. 110, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī], Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, undated.The letter relates to the abrogation of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty, which concern British subsidies and military aid to Persia. Macdonald Kinneir asks whether the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] will ratify the abrogation of the treaty articles, and if not demands the return of 200,000 tomans previously paid to the Heir Apparent [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia].This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3 in dispatch No. 110, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī], Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, undated.The letter relates the abrogation of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty, which concern British subsidies and military aid to Persia. Meerza Abul Hassan Khan reiterates that the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] has conferred full powers on the Prince [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to settle the affair and will ratify the abrogation when it is agreed on between Macdonald Kinneir and the Prince.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 4 in dispatch No. 110, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī], Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, undated.The letter relates to the abrogation of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty, which concern British subsidies and military aid to Persia. In response to the Shah’s [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] concerns about the abrogation, Macdonald Kinneir affirms continued friendship between Britain and Persia, states that he will write to the Government of Bengal for further instructions and move to Tabreez [Tabriz], and asks that the 200,000 tomans previously paid to the Prince [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] be repaid in the meantime.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 5 in dispatch No. 110, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī], Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, undated.The letter relates the abrogation of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty, which concern British subsidies and military aid to Persia. Meerza Abul Hassan Khan reiterates that the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] has conferred full powers on the Prince [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to settle the affair, quoting an order from the Shah.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 6 in dispatch No. 110, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Ameen ool Dowleh [‘Abdāllah Khān Amīn al-Dawlah, Prime Minister of Persia], undated.The letter concerns the repayment of 200,000 tomans previously paid to the Prince [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] in exchange for the abrogation of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty. In response to a message conveyed by the Kaim Mukam [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī Qā’im-Maqām, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia], Macdonald Kinneir asks for this sum to be paid to the Resident in Bushire [Bushehr] in twenty days’ time.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 7 in dispatch No. 110, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of a letter from the Ameen ool Dowleh [‘Abdāllah Khān Amīn al-Dawlah, Prime Minister of Persia], to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, undated.The letter concerns the repayment of 200,000 tomans previously paid to the Prince [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] in exchange for the abrogation of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty. The Ameen ool Dowleh states that he has discussed the matter with the Kaim Mukam [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī Qā’im-Maqām, Vizier to the Crown Prince of Persia] who denied sending the message described by Macdonald Kinneir (see IOR/L/PS/9/71/279).This document was originally enclosed, numbered 8 in dispatch No. 110, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of an intercepted letter from Tsar Nicholas I of Russia to Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], Crown Prince of Persia [Iran], undated.The letter expresses hope for continued peace and friendly relations with Persia and states that General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] will deliver pieces of artillery to Persia in accordance with Abbas Meerza’s request.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 1 in dispatch No. 111, in the East India Company Envoy to Persia Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of an intercepted letter from General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] to Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], Crown Prince of Persia [Iran], undated.The letter discusses pieces of artillery and a portrait of the Emperor [Nicholas I] gifted to Abbas Meerza and expresses hope for continued friendly relations with Persia,This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2 in dispatch No. 111, in the East India Company Envoy to Persia Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A translation of an intercepted letter from General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] to Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], Crown Prince of Persia [Iran], undated.Paskevitch states that he is awaiting the response of the Emperor [Nicholas I] regarding the proposed naming of Persian regiments after himself and the Emperor, and expresses hope for continued friendly relations with Persia.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3 in dispatch No. 111, in the East India Company Envoy to Persia Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 36 to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 5 October 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/262).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)