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File 1377/1905 Pt 1 'Perso-Baluch Frontier: Frontier Demarcation' [‎138v] (48/188)

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The record is made up of 1 item (93 folios). It was created in Nov 1904-Oct 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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Serial Nc
>. No. and date of paper.
From whom, or to whom.
21
Telegram No. 73, dated the
13th April 1905.
From His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran.
22
Telegram, dated the 15th
April 1905.
To Colonel A. H. McMahon, C.S.I., C.I.E.
23
Telegram, dated the 15 th
April 1905.
From ditto ditto ditto.
24
Telegram No. 1310 F., datec
the 18th April 1905.
To His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran.
25
Telegram No. 1309 F., dated
the 18th April 1905.
To Colonel A. H. McMahon, C.S.I., C.I.E.
26
Telegram, dated the 20 th
April 1905.
From ditto ditto ditto.
27
Telegram No. 77, dated the
20th April 1905.
From His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran.
28
Telegram No. 959, dated the
26th April 1905.
From Colonel A. H. McMahon, C.S.I., C.I.E.
29
Telegram, dated the 3 rd
May 1905.
To His Majesty's Secretary of State for India.
30
Telegram No. 1495 F., dated
the 3rd May 1905.
To Colonel A. H. McMahon, C.S.I., C.I.E.
31
Telegram No. 86 , dated the
2nd May 1905.
From His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran.
32
Telegram, dated the 4 th May
1905.
To His Majesty's Secretary of State for India.
33
Telegram, dated the 3rd May
1905.
From ditto ditto ditto.
34
Telegram No. 961, dated the
2nd May 1905.
From Colonel A. H. McMahon, C.S.I., C.I.E.
35
Telegram, dated the 4 th May
1905.
From His Majesty's Secretary of State for India.
36
Telegram, dated the 6 th May
1905. 7
To His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran.
37
Telegram No. 1546 F., dated
the 6 th May 1905.
To Colonel A. H. McMahon, C.S.I., C.I.E.
38
Telegram No. 971, dated the
12th May 1905.
From ditto ditto ditto.
39
Telegram, dated the 13th
May 1905.
From ditto ditto ditto.
40
Telegram No. 91, dated the
13th May 1905.
From His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran.
41
Telegram, dated the 14th
May 1905.
From Colonel A. H. McMahon, C.S.I., C.I.E.
42
Telegram, dated the 19th
May 1905.
.
Po His Majesty's Secretary of State for India.
Offg, Deputy Secretary to the Govt, of India.
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Part 1 contains correspondence relating to the demarcation of the boundary in Baluchistan, between Persia, British India, and Afghanistan. The correspondence is between the Foreign Department of the Government of India, the Viceroy 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 are letters, telegrams, and memoranda from the following:

  • Colonel Arthur Henry McMahon, British Commissioner, Seistan [Sīstān] Arbitration Commission;
  • Evelyn Grant Duff, British Chargé d'Affaires, Tehran;
  • Arthur Henry Hardinge, British Minister, Tehran;
  • Agent to the Governor-General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan.

Several matters are covered by the papers, including:

  • the definition of the border in the Seistan region and around Mirjawar [Mīrjāveh];
  • the allocation of water resources;
  • the export of grain from Persia to British frontier posts;
  • customs duties on exports into British territory.

Folio 133 is a copy of the agreement concerning the border at Mirjawar and the export of grain, signed by Arthur Hardinge and the Persian Prime Minister (Mushir-ed-Dowleh) on 13 May 1905.

Several maps are included, as follows:

  • map of Mirjawa and neighbourhood (folio 121);
  • sketch map of Mirjawar (folio 122);
  • three maps of the North-Western Trans-Frontier (including Seistan province) in various scales (folios 202, 203, and 204).
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