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Therefore, without any misgivings in his mind and without meaning any disrespect to the decision of the British Cabinet, the Governor-General advised Harford Jones to stay on in Bombay until information was available as to the manner in which John Malcolm's mission had been received in Persia.
In taking this decision, the Shah was largely influenced by his hope of recovering the northern provinces of Georgia from Russia with the military assistance of France and also by the fear that the · presence of the British mission at his court in Tehran might annoy the French and lead to the loss of their friendship and support on which he was banking considerably for the attainment of his political objective and for the restoration of lost honour.
Later on receiving another communication from John Malcolm inform• ing him of the failure of his mission and of his departure from Persia, the Governor-General, Lord Minto, ordered Harford Jones on Aug 12, 1808, to proceed to Persia and prosecute the' mission which the Crown had entrusted to him.
On receipt of information of Harford Jones' departure to Persia, Lord Minto addressed another letter to him apprising him of his new approach to the Persian problem and ordering him to withdraw from Persia immediately, as a military demonstration might endan• ger his mission.
John Malcolm was fully satisfied with his reception and communicated to Lord Minto the conviction that he would be able to · accomplish the object of his mission, as the conduct of the King of Persia was marked by great respect and cordiality towards the Government of India.