Originals, copies and translations of letters and associated documents, 1759-1769 (especially 1763-1766), including some in code, received and sent by Brigadier-General John Carnac and other officers of the East India Company in relation to the Company's business in Bengal and further afield, and touching a wide range of matters including: Indian politics; the Company's diplomatic and military relations with local rulers; army administration, accounts and logistics; military intelligence and campaigns; trade and tariffs; shipping; relations with the French and Dutch; relations with merchants; the Company's internal administration and politics; matters concerning individual Company officers; and Carnac's own personal matters including his health, his conduct and his legal and financial affairs; the correspondents include Henry Vansittart, Robert Clive, Warren Hastings and many other officers of the East India Company, as well as Indian rulers and French military officers and civilian officials.

Content Warning: The archive contains some historical material that can cause distress or offence, including discriminatory language and attitudes.

The folder contains International Development Committee Pakistan Background Brief, India - Overview of Political, Economic and Human Development Situation and Key Development Issues, Subjects for Future Inquiries by the IDC, Department for International Development - British Aid to Bangladesh, Pakistan: Visit by the International Development Committee Draft Programme. Explanatory notes, Bangladesh First Draft Programme for the Visit by the IDC, 28 February -5th March 1999. letter on Scrutiny Film interest into IDC's inquiry into Bangladesh, India and Pakistan and a DFID Bangladesh Country Strategy Paper