Article on India trade terms and Lord Egremont stance
The document details a proposed settlement with the French and English over Indian comptoirs and forts. It records Mr. Wood drafting terms to restore all comptoirs to their original powers, limit the French to Masulipatnam factories with no troops, and keep a small protective force. Lord Egremont agrees to consider the proposal, while the secret committee weighs risks to debts with the Nabob and French ambitions in the Carnatic.