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Letter No.1199 of 1870 from Colonel Robert Phayre, The Political Superintendent, Upper Sind Frontier, Jacobabad to Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi] [147v] (4/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 24 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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From the 2iid Instant the following Kafilas have passed through Khelat—
131 donkeys from Kandahar, with fruit, cloths, and other commodities for the
Bjmbay market; 4 camel loads of tobacco and hemp from Mustoong con
signed to Baorh.
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Several Affghans are passing through here en route to Mecca.
Daring the past week qaiet has prevailed in His Highness' territory,
and nothing has occurred to authorize the "Friend of India ^ in its issue of the
28th ultimo, to state that " anarchy is wasting Khelat, and that raids occur
every fortnight."
C. W. HARRISON, Captain
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.
, Khelat.
No. 540 of 1870.
Political Department.
Prom,
The Commissioner in Sind,
Kurrachee,
To,
The Political Superintendent, Upper Sind Frontier.
Commissioner 1 s Office,
Kurrachee, 30th August 1870.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt to-day of your letter
No. 1199, of the 24th instant, and with reference to the 1st para, thereof,
to inform you, that after most careful perusal of the portion of Captain
Harrison's Diary alluded to, I can find no reference in the slightest degree
either to Captain Sandeman, or his proceedings, so why you should go out of
your way to say Captain Harrison had attempted " to lay the cause of the
Khan's unwillingness to leave Khelat at Captain Sandeman's door," I cannot
understand. Ilis Highness the Khan states he is perfectly ready to meet the
British authorities in Cutchee at any time they may choose to appoint, but
under existing circumstances, such as the uncertainty with regard to what is
about to take place Seistan-wards; the return of Azaud Khan to Kharun; and
the necessity of arranging something for the better management of his Mekran
Districts, His Highness thinks it very desirable he should be absent from the
Capital of his Kingdom for as short a time as possible. This is very natural
and proper, and it would have been in better taste had you abstained from
alluding to the assertion, made by you in December last, that the Khan had
been a quasi prisoner in his Citadel of Khelat since 1865, and that he shrunk
from visiting his districts.
Sir,
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Letter forwarding the Khelat [Kalāt] Diary for 8-14 August 1870 and highlighting certain items which he wishes to draw attention to.
Firstly the Khan of Khelat's disinclination to leave Khelat during winter, which has not done since 1865 and which the Colonel states that Captain Charles Henry Harrison ( 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 Khelat) has attempted to blame Captain Robert Sandeman as the cause of the Khan's decision.
Secondly the references to affairs in Lus Beyla [Lasbela] and the lack of information which suggests the Khelat Government have been failing to inform 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. of all that occurs there.
Thirdly regarding a report received by the Colonel that members of the Murree tribe had plundered a border area of about forty miles, and that they had used a force of about 1,100 men to do so.
The conclusion to the letter uses the recent report to demonstrate the unsettled nature of affairs in Khelat.
Enclosure to the letter:
- 'Diary 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. , Khelat, from 8th to 14th August 1870' reporting on the Khan's plans for the cold season in which he had intended to visit Cutchee [Kutch] and other distant parts of his territory but that as Azad Khan had returned to Kharun it was instead necessary to find out whether he wished to be reconciled with Khelat. The diary entries also discuss reports in the Indian press of an incident at Beyla [Bela] which neither 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. nor the Khan had received any information about; an enquiry being undertaken by the Khan into Jaghires within his state; and reporting on Kafilas passing through Khelat.
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- Letter No.1199 of 1870 from Colonel Robert Phayre, The Political Superintendent, Upper Sind Frontier, Jacobabad to Colonel William Lockyer Merewether, Commissioner in Sind, Kurrachee [Karāchi]
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