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भारत में अंगरेज़ी राज

५२ भारत में अंगरेजी राज कोई ऐसा प्रबन्ध भी कर दीजियेगा जिससे आइन्दा जमानशाह के इरादों और हरकतों की हमें ठोक ठोक और समय पर सूचना मिलती रहे ।" जमानशाह का विचार भारत पर हमला करने का कभी रहा हो या न रहा हो, किन्तु इसमें सन्देह नहीं, र अपने पड़ोस की उस स्वाधीन सल्तनत को आपत्ति निर्बल और श्रापत्तिग्रस्त रखने में भारत के विदेशी शासको का हित था। जमानशाह के विरुद्ध अंगरेजों की साज़िशे बहुत हद तक सफल हुई । मैलकम के ईरान पहुँचने के दो जमानशाह पर

  • "At Bombay you will be furnished by the Governor-In-Council

with copies of all the correspondence which has passed between him and Mehdi Ali Khan, a native agent employed for sometime past by Mr Duncan, under the instructions of the Governor-General, in opening and conducting a negotiation at the Court of Persia with a view to preventing Zeman Shah from executing his frequently renewed projects against Hindostan "You will apprize the Court of Persia of your deputation as soon as possible after rour arrival, either at Basrah or at Bagdad, intimating in general terms, that the object of it is to revive the good understanding and friendship which anciently subsisted between the Persian and the British Governments It is not desirable that you should be more particular with any person who may be sent to meet you, or to ascertain the design of your mission, but if much pressed on the subject you may signity, that among other things, you have been instructed to endeavour to extend and improve the commercial intercourse between Persta and the British positions in India "The primary purpose of your mission is to prevent Zeman Shah from Invading Hindostan, The next object of His Lordship is to engage the Court of Persia to act vigorously and heartuly against the French in the