Abstract: The translation of a letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Persia [Iran], Mirza Abul Hussun Khan [Mirza Abu'l-Hasan Khan Shirazi], to HM Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, George Canning, of 24 May 1826. In the letter Mirza Abul Hussun Khan reiterates that the Shah of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] had awarded the Order of the Lion and the Sun to HM Chargé d’Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, for his services to the Persian army, and indicates the Shah’s and his own approbation for Willock’s conduct, upon Willock’s replacement by the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir.This document was originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 28 August 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/120).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: The item consists of a memorandum on the dispatches from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia [Iran] in Tehran, to Viscount Castlereagh [Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry], Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Specific dispatches are referenced in the margin and are numbered and dated between 13 July 1817 and 14 May 1818. Appended to the end of the memorandum are copies of some of the correspondence referenced.The memorandum principally concerns relations between Russia and Persia their impact upon British interests. Specific matters covered include:The Russian Embassy of General Yermolew [Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov] and negotiations for peace between the two powersThe suggestion that the allegiance of the Pachalik of Bagdad [Pashalik of Baghdad] lies more with Persia than the Ottoman PorteThe status of places such as Georgia and Ghilan [Gilan] Province in light of the ongoing negotiations between Russia and PersiaThe Imaum [Imam] of Muscat’s desire for Persian assistance in his attempt to take Bahrein [Bahrain]The presence of diplomatic agents from Scind [Sindh] at the Persian CourtWillock’s recommendation to the notice of Castlereagh of Mr Campbell [Dr James D Campbell], surgeon of the Bombay Medical Establishment, and his subsequent death on 23 March 1818A note on the design and colour of flags being flown by vessels in the Persian Gulph [Persian Gulf]The campaign of Mahomed Ali Pacha [Muḥammad ‘Alī Pāshā al-Mas‘ūd bin Āghā] against the Wahabees [Wahhābī]The dismissal of French officers from service in the Persian ArmyThe request of Prince of Kermanshah, Mahomed Ali Mirza [Muḥammad-‘Alī Mīrzā Dawlatšāh], for arms and military officers from the BritishThe Shah’s [Fatḥ ʻAlī Shāh Qājār] determination to send an ambassador to London.Physical description: 1 item (25 folios)
Abstract: The item consists of notes relating to communications sent by Major Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia [Iran] in Tehran, to the Secret Committee, dated between 24 February and 17 April 1820. A list of the dispatches referred to in the notes is given on folio 501 and these communications are also noted in the margin when referenced. The dispatches concern British measures to counter ‘piracy’ in the Persian Gulph [Gulf], including the naval expedition against Ras-ul-Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah] in 1819, British plans to establish a settlement on an island in the Gulph, and the plans of Persia and the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat to take the island of Bahrein [Bahrain].Physical description: 1 item (13 folios)
Abstract: Letter from the Shah of Persia [Iran], Futteh Ali Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār], to the Chairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, written in the month of Sufr [Safar] AH 1242 [c September 1826] (IOR/L/PS/9/70/130 (1)), and a translation of the letter (IOR/L/PS/9/70/130 (2)). In the letter, Futteh Ali Shah praises the conduct of HM Chargé d'Affaires to Persia, Henry Willock, for his services to the Persian army and in his capacity as Chargé d’Affaires, on the occasion of Willock’s return to England due to his replacement as the British representative in Persia by the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir.These documents were originally enclosed in Willock’s letter to the Court of Directors of the East India Company of 15 September 1826 (IOR/L/PS/9/70/129).Physical description: Folio 1 comprises a large sheet which has been folded.
Abstract: A translation of a rukum [raqm, chancery letter] from the Prince Royal [‘Abbās Mīrzā, Crown Prince] of Persia [Iran], to the Agent of the Prince Royal at the Court of Tehran [Mīrzā Ismā’īl], dated 5 February 1824.The letter discusses:Negotiations with the Porte [Ottoman Empire], including a visit from a Turkish minister and reports from Bagdad [Baghdad]The proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India, which is opposed by both the Prince and the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār]The issue of delayed subsidy payments from Britain to PersiaEvents in the Caucasus, including a fire in the bazaar at Shusha and Russian setbacks in Daghestan [Dagestan]Issues concerning Russian representatives in Persia, in particular the treatment of a Russian veterinary surgeon.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 12 February 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/159).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: Notes of a meeting between Abdulla Khan Ameen ed Dowleh Dawlat [‘Abdullāh Khān Amīn al-Dawlah], Prime Minister of Persia [Iran], Mirza Abul Hussun [Mīrzā Abūl Ḥasan] Khan, Foreign Minister of Persia and Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, 11 March 1824.In the meeting Willock discussed the proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India with the Persian Ministers, who opposed the idea.The notes were 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 14 April 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/174).Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)
Abstract: Notes of a meeting between Meerza Abul Hassan [Mīrzā Abūl Hassan] Khan, Foreign Minister of Persia [Iran], and John McNeill, Assistant Surgeon, 18 March 1824.In the meeting Meerza Abul Hassan related to McNeill the decided opposition of the Shah [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār] to the proposed transfer of responsibility for diplomatic relations between Persia and Britain to the British Government in India and refusal to accept an envoy of the East India Company at Court.The notes were 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 14 April 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/174).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: An extract of a letter from George Swinton, Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government of India, to Major John Macdonald Kinneir, sent from Fort William [Kolkata] and dated 26 March 1824.The letter concerns Macdonald’s appointment as Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], detailing the staff that will comprise Macdonald’s mission and their salaries.The extract was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 14 August 1824 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/209).Physical description: 1 item (2 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 the King of Persia [Fath-‘Ali Shāh Qājār, Shah of Iran] to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, dated 6 April 1822.The King invites Willock to either: leave Persia definitively; travel to Tabriz, reconcile his differences with the Prince, and depart for a six-month leave of absence; or remain in Persia with full honours.In response, Willock affirms his intention to leave Persia in order to consult with British Ministers.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 (3 folios)