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File 1323/1916 Pt 1 ‘Baluchistan:- Disturbed conditions on the Anglo-Persian border. Future administration of Mekran, Sarhad & the Kalat States’ [‎86r] (169/896)

The record is made up of 1 item (446 folios). It was created in 28 Mar 1916-16 Jan 1925. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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agreamenta rrhen all Jsruft animals now in the oarhad
been restored.
l r .
was
only Dam an i who d.i
^ur Muliainnad. This man,
i not attend the Da,rbar
who is Jiand ! s evil
genius, had sent a spy to Duadap to report on the
Persian troops. The presence of the spy, a notorious
murderer and thief from Lskran, was reported by us,
and ho was arrested in Khwash the day after the oalar
arrived. He was eventually sb.ot dead while t^ing
to escape.
13. The memory of General Dyer ! s exploits is yet
green in the harhad. Jiand, though in his old age
he is beconing somewhat miserly, an unpardonable offence
among Baloch, is still the greatest power among the
Damanis. His generous allowance and his experience
of British troops have kept him ouiet up till now.
The next greatest power is the famous Gul Bibi.
Between them they can generally keep ohah Sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. in
order, but unfortunately Shah Sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. and his sons were
out of their reach with Dost Muhammad when the latter
egged them on to loot Jeruft. Gul Bioi has a
daughter who takes after her. This girl is married
to Iszat, and Izzat may therefore be counted as of
this party
From
Shah Sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman.
the conversations, 1 have had with Jiand,
, his sons and Izza t and with Gul Bibi
and her daughter I believe that should the Persians
continue to pay the allowances they had promised
and treat the Damanis with the same fimness combined
with kindness that the Salar has shown, neither side
will have any serious trouble with his tribe, but
Hur Muhammad will always be a fire brano, ,and so, to a
less extent, will Lashkaraa, the Gamshadz.ai, whose hills
are so inaccessible* The Salar is j-ulli alive the

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The part contains reports, correspondence, and printed copies of correspondence, relating to affairs on the frontiers between Persia [Iran] and British Baluchistan [Pakistan], as well as between British Baluchistan and Afghanistan. The part includes: reports of unrest and desertion amongst the Zhob militia in 1916, and losses incurred as a result, as reported by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Zhob, Major Arthur le Grand Jacob; the granting of financial rewards to officers and men in the Zhob militia who did not desert during the Third Anglo-Afghanistan War in 1919; the continuance of funds towards a number of British border forces in 1921, including the Swat Levies and the Mekran Levy Corps; discussion of the future arrangements for the administration of those parts of Mekran [Makran] under the authority of the Khanate of Kalat, 1922; reports on the Kalat administration; the disposal of the Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh] to Duzdap [Zahedan] railway; and the transfer of control over tribes in the Sarhad district of Persian Baluchistan, from the British to the Persian authorities, March 1924.

The part’s principal correspondents are: the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India; the Agent to the Governor-General, Resident and Chief Commissioner, Baluchistan; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kalat, Terence Humphrey Keyes; the Foreign Office; and HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at Tehran.

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File 1323/1916 Pt 1 ‘Baluchistan:- Disturbed conditions on the Anglo-Persian border. Future administration of Mekran, Sarhad & the Kalat States’ [‎86r] (169/896), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/594/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100080241536.0x0000b5> [accessed 17 May 2024]

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