File 1377/1905 Pt 2 'Perso-Baluch Frontier: Border Meetings' [‎49r] (93/224)

No. 986-P v dated Foit William, the 22nd March 1006.
From—J. B. Wood, Esq., Deputy Secretary to the Government of India in the
Foreign Department,
To—-The Hon ble Mr. A. L. P. Tucker, C.I.E.,, Officiating Agent to the Governor-
General in Baluchistan.
I nm directed to refer to the correspondence ending with Mr. Clarke’s
letter No. 4il63-F., dated the 14th December 1905, regarding the meeting held
at Charbar in April—May 1905 between the Nazim of Mekran and the Deputy
Governor of Bampur.
2. You will observe from the letter from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , No. 425, dated the 3rd September 1905, a copy of which was
forwarded to you with Mr. Clarke’s letter No. 3386-F., dated the 26th Septem
ber 1905, that Major Cox and Sir A. Hardinge recommended the grant of a
cash present of Rs. 750, equivalent to 300 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , to the Itela-ed-Dowleh,
Kargnzar of Mohammerah, who attended the meeting on the part of the
Persian Government, and rendered valuable assistance in bringing about a
satisfactory settlement of the claims. As it was considered that the cost of
any presents that might be given in connection with the meeting should be
borne by the Baluchistan Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Toshakhana or Secret Service grants, the
decision with regard to the grant of this reward was left inter alia to you.
3 In your reply No. 5612, dated the 13th November 1905, you stated
^that you had no funds at your disposal from which you could make the
presentation recommended for Mr. Pinsent, the clerk in charge of the Charbar
Telegraph Station, and you expressed the opinion that this presentation was
not one which you were called upon to make. You made no reference to the
proposed reward for the Karguzar, hut it seems probable that you meant the
same remark to apply to it.
4. I am now to say that, on further consideration, the Government of
India have decided to bear the charge for the proposed present to the Karguzar
from their Toshakhana grant. The Karguzar as you have been informed in
my telegram No. S04-E., dated the 6 th February 1906, has again been deputed
to settle frontier questions at the border meeting in April next, and I am to
request that Captain McConaghey, Assistant 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. for Mekran, ma^
be authorised at his discretion to pay to the Itela-ed-Dowleh a cash present of
Rs. 750 either before or after the next border meeting, as may appear desirable,
and that the amount may be debited in your accounts to the Government of
India Toshakhana.
5. I take this opportunity of forwarding for your information a copy of
* Letter No. sol, dated the 4 th March 1906, and a further communication^ which has been
enclosure. received from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the subject of the border meetings. The position to be
held by the representative of the Indo-European Telegraph Department at
future meetings is clearly indicated in Mr. Clarke’s letter No. 4163-F., dated
the I4th December 1905, and the Government of India see no advantage in
discussing the question further.