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Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Colonel, The Commissioner in Sind, Commissioner's Office, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre, The Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind [116r] (3/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 22 Aug 1870. 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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Beloochistan, his rule extending over all the Belooch, as well as Bruhooes
dwelling within the limits of Beloochistan, which are well known and need no
description. The title of Khan of Beloochistan would give him no more
extended power than he has now. Besides in Seistan, there are hundreds of
Belooch in the interior of the Punjauh, and some even in the neighbourhood of
Delhi. Those in Seistan are no more connected with the Khanate of Khelat,
than the latter now are, and I see no reason to anticipate any likelihood of a
change.
S. The indulgence m unnecessary suspicions regarding proceedings at Khe-
at, in hasty imputation of wrong motives to His Highness the Khan, and in
constant endeavour to find fault with the conduct of the Political A^ent at
that Court is, I must say, once for all most objectionable. It is mosAmjnst
both to His Highness, and to Captain Harrison, while at the same time, it is
most injurious to the public interests, and needlessly takes up the time of
those to whom the papers have to be submitted. I must desire, therefore, that
you will refrain from pursuing this course any longer, and that as His High
ness the Khan is I consider acting in no way contrary to the Treaty entered
into y us with him, and Captain Harrison is acting well in accordance with
the instructions laid down for his guidance, you will accord the friendly coun
tenance due to the former, and the generous support to the latter, which he
has a right to expect from you.
I have the lienor to be,
Sir,
lour most obedient servant,
W. L. MEREWETHER, Colonel,
• . Commissioner in Sind.
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Letter regarding Colonel Phayre's letter No.1127 and affirming that he has carried out his work in relation to the Sind Frontier with the utmost care, and reminding him that no actions of any officers should affect in any way the interests of the Khelat [Kalāt] Government and that no dealings by those officers with any subjects of Khelat should be deemed in any way distasteful to His Highness the Khan. The letter also reminds the Colonel that officers on the Punjaub [Punjab] frontier wishing to visit the Khan's dominions should inform him first, which is what had caused the dissatisfaction and irritation on the part of the Khan.
The letter proceeds by stating that he does not see how the recent proceedings at Khelat could be viewed as unbecoming or a dangerous sort of agitiation, and that what had occured was oring to an ommission of an act of courtesy towards the Khan, also that the enclosed copies of the Political Diary of Captain Harrison did not show anything that could be construed as an attack on His Highness the Ameer of Cabul [Amir of Kabul] and that nothing in the entries could be seen as a cause for alarm. Also stating that Ibrahim Khan had written similar letters to the British Government requesting aid in return for his allegience, and was no more likely to receive a favourable reply from the Khan, and that Colonel Phayre's response to Captain Harrison in this matter had temporarily closed this useful means of obtaining valuable information, for which Merewether had placed a sum of money at Captain Harrison's disposal for the purpose of procuring good intelligence from Seistan as it was considered a matter of the greatest importance.
The letter concludes by again requesting that Colonel Phayre refrain from his unnecessary suspicions of proceedings in Khelat and his hasty assumptions of wrong motives from the Khan and his endeavours to find fault with Captain Harrison and stating that they are not all unjust to both individuals, but are injurious to public interests and needlessly take up the time of those individuals to whom correspondence his addressed.
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Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Colonel, The Commissioner in Sind, Commissioner's Office, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre, The Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind [116r] (3/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F126/22, ff 115-116, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024195160.0x00001e> [accessed 21 July 2026]
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- Letter from William Lockyer Merewether, Colonel, The Commissioner in Sind, Commissioner's Office, Kurrachee [Karāchi] to Colonel Robert Phayre, The Political Superintendent, Frontier Upper Sind
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