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 6 November 1874, forwarding, for the information of HM Government, a copy of papers regarding the measures taken to obtain reparation from the El-Jafferah [al Ja‘farah] ‘a sub-tribe of Arabs’, for the ‘outrage’ committed by them on British Indian subjects at Hillaneeah [Al Hallaniyah], one of the Kooria Mooria Islands [the Khuriya Muriya Islands]. The Despatch is in continuation of Political No. 142 of 4 August 1874 (IOR/L/PS/6/120, ff 58-74).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 20, and terminates at f 33, 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 two foliation anomalies: f 20a and f 21a.
Abstract: Correspondence from Manoocher Khan [Manūchihr Khān Gurjī, Mu‘tamid al-Dawlah], containing a letter, and a note enclosed with that letter, both of which are to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, and also a note to Macdonald Kinneir’s assistant, Dr John McNeill.Writing to Macdonald Kinneir, Manoocher Khan reports the imminent delivery of three crores of tomans to Casvin [Qasvin], which are intended to be paid as reparations to Russia as part of the peace treaty negotiated to end the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. He details the original arrangements for the delivery in his first letter and indicates a change to the plan for the delivery in the enclosed note.Writing to McNeill, Manoocher Khan reports the arrival of a messenger with letters for him, which he has forwarded on, and indicates that the money will be dispatched as planned the following day.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 1 in enclosure No. 12, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 16 March 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/201).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter, in French, from Jean Paskevitch [Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, sent from Tourkmenchai [Turkamanchay] and dated 17 February (Old Style)/29 February (New Style) 1828.The letter concerns the indemnity demanded by Russia from Persia, forwarding two letters by Prince Abbas Mirza [‘Abbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] on the subject.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 12 March 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/191).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copies of translated letters from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Moatumud oo Dowleh [Mīrzā ‘Abd al-Wahhāb Nishāṭ Iṣfahānī, Mu‘tamid al-Dawlah] and the Kaim Mukam [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qāʾim-Maqām, the Vizier of the Crown Prince of Persia]. The letters concern the payment of reparations by Persia as part of the peace agreement to end the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828].In his letters to the Moatumud oo Dowleh, Macdonald Kinneir reports the appointment of an officer by the Russian Commander-in-Chief, General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia], to proceed towards Tahron [Tehran] and to receive any payments made to Russia en route. He also communicates the arrangements for the payments agreed by General Paskevitch and Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia], indicating that the province of Azerbijan [Azerbaijan] will not be fully evacuated by Russian troops until eight crores of tomans [Persian currency] have been paid to Russia.In Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Kaim Mukam, he requests that he send a copy of the proposed treaty of peace to the Ministers of the Shah of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār], who are reportedly refusing to make payments until a copy of the treaty has been received by them.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 6 in 79, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 10 January 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/154).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: Copies of two letters from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tabreez [Tabriz], to Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia], dated 8 February 1828 and 12 February 1828.In the first letter Macdonald Kinneir reports the unwillingness of General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] to nominate a place to meet for the signature of the peace treaty to end the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828] due to the slow progress of the payment of reparations to Russia as stipulated in the treaty. He also indicates that General Paskevitch might be induced to evacuate the Province [of Azerbaijan] on the prompt payment of six and a half crores of tomauns [tomans].In the second letter Macdonald Kinneir reports that General Paskevitch has nominated Toorkoman-Chaee [Turkamanchay] as the place of meeting for the signature of the treaty.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3 in enclosure No. 5, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 16 March 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/201).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copies of translated correspondence between the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, and Meerza Abdull Wahab, the Moatumud oo Dowleh [Mīrzā ‘Abd al-Wahhāb Nishāṭ Iṣfahānī, Mu‘tamid al-Dawlah]. The correspondence comprises two letters from Macdonald Kinneir to the Moatumud oo Dowleh, and one letter from the Moatumud oo Dowleh to Macdonald Kinneir. It concerns the payment of reparations by Persia to Russia as part of the peace agreement to end the war between the two states [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. In one letter, Macdonald Kinneir stresses the importance of paying the first instalment of the reparations on time. In his other letter, he argues against the reported intention of the Persian Ministers of paying the reparations only after the Russian evacuation of the province of Azerbijan [Azerbaijan], as this would be in contravention of the terms agreed between Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] and General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia].This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3 in 79, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 10 January 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/154).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: Copy of dispatch No. 83 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Turkoman Shahee [Turkamanchay], to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 31 January 1828. The letter originally enclosed letters from Macdonald Kinneir’s assistant, Dr John McNeill, concerning the views of the Shah of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] regarding the payment of the first instalment of the reparations demanded by Russia as part of the peace agreement to end the ongoing war [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828] (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/71/186-187). Macdonald Kinneir reports the departure of money held at Cazevin [Qazvin], describing the arrangements for the journey and the payment of the money to Russia, indicating his belief that the Russians will be eager to accept the payment and to evacuate the occupied Persian territory [the Province of Azerbaijan]. He also discusses the conclusion of the negotiations, which are now due to occur following the Shah’s agreement to ratify the treaty negotiated by General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] and the Prince Royal [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia].This document was originally enclosed in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 30 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 Dispatch No. 88 from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, in Tabreez [Tabriz], to the Governor-General of India, of 12 March 1828. Macdonald Kinneir reports his having negotiated for the British Government to pay some of the reparations owed by Persia, as stipulated in the peace treaty ending the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], in return for the immediate evacuation of Azerbijan [Azerbaijan], with the exception of Khoee [Khoy], by Russia and the abrogation of the third and fourth articles of the Definitive Treaty existing between Britain and Persia. Macdonald Kinneir indicates that he has given the Prince Royal, Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia], an order on the Chairman and Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company to cover the necessary sum, and also reports that he has been overseeing the payment of the first instalment of the reparations by Persia on behalf of Abbas Meerza, and that the Russians are duly preparing to withdraw from Azerbijan.The letter originally enclosed copies of a personal bond from Abbas Meerza to Macdonald Kinneir and a letter from General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] to Macdonald Kinneir (now catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/71/193-194).This document was originally enclosed, numbered 1, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of 12 March 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/191).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a private letter from Dr John McNeill, in Teheran [Tehran], to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, of 9 January 1828. The letter details the arrival of Hassan Allee Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fars] at Teheran and reports that the Shah of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] has put him in charge of his armed forces and his treasury, and is publicly discussing nominating him as Governor of Azerbijan [Azerbaijan] and heir to the throne of Persia, in the place of the Prince Royal, Abbas Meerza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia]. McNeill goes on to discuss his efforts to ensure the payment of the reparations demanded by Russia to secure a peace treaty in the ongoing war [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], including his attempts to borrow the money necessary, indicating his frustration at the ‘endless discussions’ and ‘continual delays’ of the Shah’s government in effecting the payment.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 4 in dispatch No. 81, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 21 January 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/154).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a private letter from Dr John McNeill, in Tehran, to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, of 10 January 1828. McNeill discusses arrangements for the payment of reparations by Persia to Russia as part of the peace treaty negotiated to end the ongoing war [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], including a loan being made by the Shah of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] to the Prince [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to allow the latter to pay the money, for which he has requested a guarantee from Macdonald Kinneir. McNeill also expresses his frustration at the 'perplexing and distressing' behaviour of the Persian Government concerning the payment of the reparations.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 5 in dispatch No. 81, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 21 January 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/154).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter from Dr John McNeill, in Tehran, to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, of 9 January 1828. McNeill reports the arrival of Hassan Ali Mirza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fars] at Tehran, detailing the enthusiastic response among the public and the royal family. He also details the opposition of Hassan Ali Mirza and the religious establishment in Tehran to the payment of reparations to Russia, which is one of the stipulations in the peace treaty being negotiated for an end to the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. McNeill also details his representations to the Shāh of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] in support of paying the money, and indicates that he has been directed to travel to Casveen [Qazvin] to ensure that the money is paid.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3 in dispatch No. 81, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 21 January 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/154).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
Abstract: Copy of a letter from Sir Keith Alexander Jackson, near Meana [Mianeh], to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, of 18 February 1828. The letter concerns the delivery of reparations payments to Russia as part of the peace treaty negotiated to end the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. Jackson reports that two crores of tomans in silver have left Meana for Tabreez [Tabriz], and details the assistance afforded to him by General Rosen [Grigory Vladimirovich Rozen] in dispatching the money.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 4 in enclosure No. 14, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 16 March 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/201).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)