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File 1377/1905 Pt 1-2 'Perso-Baluch Frontier' [‎edge] (4/422)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (207 folios). It was created in 1904-1921. 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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The volume contains correspondence, notes, and memoranda concerning the demarcation of the border between Persia, British India (present-day Pakistan), and Afghanistan. The correspondence is mostly between the Government of India, the Foreign Office, and the 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. . Included as enclosures is further correspondence, often in the form of printed collections that relate to the matter at hand. This correspondence is between the Government of India and various British political and diplomatic offices in Persia, parts of British India, and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The papers include drafts and duplicates.

The two parts of the volume each relate to two broad subjects, as follows:

1. The demarcation of the frontier, particularly in the Seistan [Sīstān] region and around Mirjawar [Mīrjāveh];

2. Annual meetings between British and Persian frontier officials to settle disputes and maintain order.

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1 volume (207 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 1377 (Perso-Baluch Frontier) consists of 2 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/79-80. The volumes are divided into 4 parts, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume, and parts 3 and 4 comprising the second volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 209; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-208; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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