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File 1880/1904 Pt 2 'Perso-Afghan Frontier: - The Undemarcated portion. Afghan encroachments.' [‎90r] (184/240)

The record is made up of 1 volume (113 folios). It was created in 1905-1912. 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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Extract from a letter to His Hishness the Amir of Afghanistan,
No, 130-P.O., dated the -.Oth July 1895.
Extract from a letter from His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan,
dated the 12th August 1895,
Meshed Political diary for week ending 2nd August 1895.
Letter from the Agent to the Governor-General and His Britannic
Majesty’s Consul-General for Khora^an and Seistan, No.
dated the 6th August 1895, with enclosures.
Letter from the Agent to the Governor-General and His Britannic
Majesty’s Consul for Khorasan and Seistan, No. 236-A., dated
the 21st September 1895, with enclosures.
Telegram from the Agent to the Governor-General and His Britannic
Majesty’s Consul-General for Khorasan and Seistan, No. 31, dated
the 30th April 1897.
Telegram to the Commissioner of Peshawar, No. 1118.F., dated the
2nd May 1897.
Telegram to His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, dated the
2nd May 1897.
Telegram from His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, dated
the 13th May 1897.
Telegram to His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, dated the
14th May 18^7.
Telegram to Agent to the Governor-General and His Britannic
Majesty’s Consul-General for Khorasan and Seistan, dated the
15th May 1897.
Telegram from the Agent to the Governor-General and His Britannic
Majesty’s Consul-General for Khorasan and Seistan, No. 32, dated
the 15th May 1897.
Telegram from the Agent to the Governor-General and His Britannic
Majesty’s Consul-General for Khorasan and Seistau, No. 33, dated
the 16th May 1897.
Telegram to the Commissioner of Peshawar, No. 1280-F., dated the
18th May 1897.
Telegram from His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, dated the
18th May 1897.
Despatch to His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, No. 72
(Secret—Frontier), dated the 25th May 1897.
Extract from Meshed Political diary for week ending 30th April
1897.
Lettei from 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. , No. 22, dated the 7th May 1897, with
enclosure.
Letter from 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. , No. 23, dated the 14th May 1897, with
enclosure.
Letter from the Commissioner and Superintendent, Peshawar Divi
sion, No. 84-C., dated the 7th June 1897, with enclosures.
Kharita An important letter usually sent in an elaborate textile pouch, dispatched as part of the royal or diplomatic correspondence of rulers and elites. to His Highness the Amir of Afghanistan, No. 56-P.O.,
dated the 2ord June 1897.
Despatch to His Majesty’s Secretary of State for India, No. 96
(Secret—Frontier), dated the 6th July 1897.
Telegram from His Britannic Majesty’s Minister, Tehran, No. 29,
dated the 30th April 1897.
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The volume contains information on the undemarcated portion of the frontier between Afghanistan and Persia (north of Siah Koh) during the period 1905-1912. The papers consist of copies of Government of India printed memoranda (with accompanying minute sheets of the Secret Department), dispatches, telegrams, minutes, and maps.

The papers include: information relating to the frontier (reports, correspondence and map) compiled by Captain Terence Humphrey Keyes, His Britannic Majesty's Consul at Turbat-i-Haidari, 1905-06; reports by Major Roger Lloyd Kennion, His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Seistan [Sīstān] and Kain [Kūh-e Kā’īn], 1907-09, including genealogical tree entitled 'Haji Mir Muhtasham Gilani, Meshedi, Misri, Ulvi, and Husaini' (folio 60); papers concerning Afghan encroachments between Hashtadan and the Namaskar Lake, 1908-10, including report (folios 48-50) by Major William Frederick Travers O'Connor, His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Seistan and Kain; further papers on alleged Afghan encroachments, 1910-12, including correspondence between the Viceroy (Lord Hardinge) and the Foreign Secretary (Sir Edward Grey); and discussion of the occupation of Meshed by Russian troops, 1912.

Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (113 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 1880 (Perso-Afghan Frontier) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/52-53. The volumes are divided into two parts with each part comprising one 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 115; 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.

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