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'Perso-Afghan frontier. Report on Hashtadan' [‎193r] (3/12)

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The record is made up of 1 file (6 folios). It was created in 24 May 1885. 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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List of Enclosures with Despatch to Earl Granville, No. 45 dated
24th May 1885.
No. i.
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15.
From Kwi Snad-ud^lm Kbau to Sir Peter Lumsden, dated 23rd March 1885.
lo Nazi Saad-ud-oin Khan, dated 26th March 1885.
Telegram from Sir R. Thomson, No. 42, dated 2nd April 1885
''wUh , „ul'ttt MiniSter f< ’ vFoWign Affairs to H-Britannic Majesty's Minister, Teheran,
From W. Merle, Esq., dated 16th April 1885.
To Kazi Saad-ud-din Khan, dated 17th April 1885.
From ditto, dated 18th April 1885.
From W. Merk, Esq., dated 27th April 1885.
From ditto, dated 1st May 1885.
I elegram to Sir R. Thomson, dated 2nd May 1885.
To Governor General of Khorassan, dated 2nd May 1885.
From ditto, dated 5th May 1885.
Kxtract fi™ Report of Khan Baba Khan to Colonel Ridgeway, dated 6th May 1885
Felegram to Her Majesty’s Ministers, Teheran, No. 65, dated 7th May 1885 *
hTmI^h's 10 ’ leltCr fr0m Sir PCU "‘ Lums ‘ len 10 Colond Ridgeway, dated Mashad,
„ 16. Telegram to Government of India, No. 549, dated 13th May 1885
„ 17. Ditto to ditto, No. 557, dated 14th May 1885.
„ 18. From Captain De Laessoe, dated 22nd May 1885.
ENCLOSURES.
From Kazi Saad-ud-din Khan to Sir Peter Lumsden, dated 23rd March
1885.
A.C.--I have spoken to you regarding Hashtadan, a place near Kafir K*] a
where there was some old karezes which hare been left uncultivated, and
+ t ^ at imder tiie Herat Government- I said that I would write
to the Naib-ui-Sukumat of Herat to people that place with the Bismin tribe
and from other places, so as to work the old karezes and also begin to repair
the fort of Kahr Kala which would enable us to protect that place. If
Hashtadan is not colonized, Kaiir Kali cannot be protected.
I ha\ e now learnt from the Naib-ul-Hukuinat that a partv of Persians
have come to Hashtadan and have begun to cultivate the Lind there, afthoagh
Hashtadan is nearer to kuLsan than Karez, which is the eitreme ItW of
the Persian frontier. H the Persians take possession of Kvrii-
Kala must also be left to them.
As the Naib-ul-Hukuma: does not negotiate on frontier matters v-rii
any one without your advice, he has asked me to bring the matter to tout
notice, :uui to obtain toot permission and advice as » how he should deal
with the 1 enama im this mMu. He ask* whether he is to p, i c
prevent theiu ;, or whether you wish to do so.
1 therefore' venturi' to write this and to request your advice on the matter
to enable me lo reply lo ihe NatKal^Hitkuinac.

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This file concerns the disputed Hashtadan lands, on the Perso-Afghan frontier. It begins with a confidential letter, dated 24 May 1885, from Colonel Joseph West Ridgeway, Assistant Commissioner in charge, Afghan Boundary Commission, Camp Sinjao, to Earl Granville [Granville George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville], Foreign Secretary, London.

In his letter, Ridgeway summarises the current dispute, which began in March 1885, when the Persian authorities took steps to cultivate the disputed land, which had reportedly remained uncultivated for two generations. Ridgeway reports that on 12 April the Afghans responded by sending twenty irregular infantry with orders to stop the work. On 15 April, the Governor of Karaz (also spelled in the file as 'Karez') [Kārīz, Iran] arrived at Hashtadan with thirty Persian troopers. Ridgeway states that the matter was only temporarily resolved by William Rudolph Henry Merk, political officer on special duty with the Afghan boundary commission, who arranged that, pending inquiry, the Afghans should retire to Kafir Kala [Islām Qal‘ah, Afghanistan] and the Persians to Karaz.

Ridgeway includes with his letter a series of enclosures which document the ongoing dispute. The enclosures are as follows:

  • No. 1 Letter from Kazi Saad-ud-din Khan, agent of Abdur Rahman Khan, Amir [Emir] of Afghanistan, to Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, member of the Council of India and Afghan boundary commissioner, dated 23 March 1885
  • No. 2 Letter from Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, Tirpul [Tir Pol, Afghanistan], to Kazi Saad-ud-din Khan, dated 26 March 1885
  • No. 3 Telegram from Sir Ronald Ferguson Thomson, Her Britannic Majesty's Minister, Teheran [Tehran], to Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, no. 42, dated 2 April 1885
  • No. 4 Letter from the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs (unnamed) to Sir Ronald Ferguson Thomson (no date)
  • No. 5 Letter from William Rudolph Henry Merk, Hashtadan, to Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, dated 16 April 1885
  • No. 6 Letter from Sir Peter Stark Lumsden to Kazi Saad-ud-din Khan, dated 17 April 1885
  • No. 7 Letter from Kazi Saad-ud-din Khan to Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, dated 18 April 1885
  • No. 8 Letter from William Rudolph Henry Merk to Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, dated 27 April 1885
  • No. 9 Letter from William Rudolph Henry Merk to Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, dated 1 May 1885
  • No. 10 Telegram from Sir Peter Stark Lumsden to Sir Ronald Ferguson Thomson, dated 2 May 1885
  • No. 11 Letter from Sir Peter Stark Lumsden to the Governor General of Khorassan [Khorasan], dated 2 May 1885
  • No. 12 Letter from the Governor General of Khorassan to Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, dated 5 May 1885
  • No. 13 Extract from a report of Khan Baba Khan, Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. , to Colonel Joseph West Ridgeway, Assistant Commissioner in charge, Afghan Boundary Commission, dated 6 May 1885
  • No. 14 Telegram from Sir Ronald Ferguson Thomson to Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, dated 7 May 1885
  • No. 15 Extract from a demi-official letter from Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, Mashad [Mashhad], to Colonel Joseph West Ridgeway, dated 11 May 1885
  • No. 16 Telegram from Colonel Joseph West Ridgeway to the Government of India, no. 549, dated 13 May 1885
  • No. 17 Telegram from Colonel Joseph West Ridgeway to the Government of India, no. 557, dated 14 May 1885
  • No. 18 Letter from Captain Albert Frederick de Laessoe to Colonel Joseph West Ridgeway, dated 22 May 1885

In his letter Ridgeway makes special reference to the final enclosure, Captain Albert Frederick de Laessoe's letter, which concludes in favour of the Persian claim. Ridgeway suggests that, if possible, the matter regarding Hashtadan should be deferred until the question of the Perso-Afghan frontier can be resolved outright, preferably by one officer.

It should be noted that the list of enclosures which follows Ridgeway's letter incorrectly states that item no. 10 is from Sir Ronald Ferguson Thomson to Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, whereas in fact the telegram is from Lumsden to Thomson.

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1 file (6 folios)
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Following the opening letter, the enclosures proceed in chronological order.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence for this description commences at f 192, and terminates at f 197, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-206; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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