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Captain Malcolm lias beon desired to visit Busbire and we conceive it
probable that before be can reacb that place Mehdi' Alii Kban will have returned
from bis temporary Mission to the Court of Persia. We desire that Mehdi
Alii Kban may be directed to place himself under the orders of Captaiu
Malcolm, who will accordingly direct bis future motions, duties and station.
.Captain Maloolm has been directed, should the season admit to touch at
Moskat, and wo desire tliat the Governor in Council will furnish Captaiu
Malcolm willi copies of such parts of the correspondence of Mehdi Ali Khan ns
may relate to bis negotiations at Moskat, in 1798 together with every informa­
tion relative to the grounds, on which the fidelity of the Imam to bis engage­
ment has been suspected.
Captain Malcolm has been directed to endeavour to adjust while at Moskat
any points relating to our interests at that place, which the Governor in
Council at Bombay may recommend particularly to his .attention, but Captain
Malcolm has been instructed, not to permit any object of that nature, to delay
lii6 voyage to Persia.
Should Captain Malcolm on his arrival in Persiu find the Court of Persia
favourably inclined towards the British interests, he has been directed to
endeavour to establish a commercial intercourse regulated on liberal and
enlightened principles between the Persian dominions and the British
possessions in India.
As the information necessary to enable Captain Malcolm to slate the
advantages of a commercial connection in the most favourable manner, can be
best obtained from the Governor in Council at Bombay, we desire that you will
furnish him with such instructions and materials for this purpose as you may
judge proper.
We further desire that you will form a plan of such commercial arrange­
ments with the Court of Persia as may appear to you desirable and that you
will transmit the same to the Governor-General in Council for his approbation
as soon as possible, Captain Malcolm being directed not to conclude any
commercial treaty until he shall receive further orders from this Government.
We desire that you will transmit to Captain Malcolm by every opportunity
whatever information you may receive respecting the designs and motions of
Zimanshah. The Governor-General, the Residents at Poonah with Dowlufc Roa
8indiali will correspond punctually with your President on this subject.
You will be pleased to order Captain Malcolm to be furnished with a copy
of the Cypher No. 11.

COLXXV.
Prom—The Governor of Bombay and Counoil,
To—Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government to the Court of
Persia.
1. Having been advised by the Right Hon’ble the Governor-General in iuttractioM to
Council of your appointment to the office of Envoy from the Supreme Gov- ^
eminent to Baba Ali Khan the present ruler of Persia and His Lordship in Counoil
having on the same occasion been pleased to direct that you should be furnished
at this Presidency with copies of all the correspondence which ha9 passed with
Mira a Mahedi Ali Khan, the Company’s Resident at Busbire, who has been
employed under the instructions of the Governor-General in a temporary
deputation to the Court of Persia, we have in consequence the pleasure to send to

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