File 348/1913 Pt 2 'Persia: Kerman affairs' [‎50r] (104/284)

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CONFIDENTIAL.
No. 1426, dated Bushire, 16th (received 27th) May 1914.
From— MAJOR S. G. Knox, C.I.E., Officiating 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,
To—The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and
Political Department, Simla.
In continuation of this Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. letter No. 3919, dated 21st December
1913, I have the honour to forward, for the information of the Government of
of the boundaries of Kerman Province.
Enclosure.
Telegram R. No. 37, dated the nth (received 12th) May 1914.
From—His Majesty's Consul Kerman,
To—His Majesty's Minister, Tehran, (repeated 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. , Bushire,
No. 86).
Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Muhtasham when passing through Yazd came to private arrangement
with Governor of Yazd to take over Shahr-bBabak district and run it as part of
Kerman. He was now sending out a representative with a small force to replace
local thieves and chief Ghulam Farman, but the Governor of Yazd has now
raised objections.
Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Muhtasham asks me to sanction his immediately proceeding with his
plans but I have replied this does not lie within my competence. He begs also
that Your Excellency should get Persian Government to sanction transfer of the
above mentioned district to Kerman Province and says suggestion will be at once
accepted on Your Excellency^ recommendation.
Personally I am in favour of transfer as far as circumstances are known to
me, vide my despatch No. 28, November 24th, 1913* Lecoffre is also very keen
on it.
Your despatch 7, November 28th, i 9 I 3 - ^ still also think Ears boundary
further south should be re-adjusted. Fact that Gendarmerie are not restricted
by provincial boundaries does not affect question as far as provincial Governors
are concerned and their assistance in some form will probably have to be invoked
sooner or later in regard to robber communities of the Madi Rahdar tract.
Qavvam will not always be campaigning in Eastern Fars and in any case no direct
benefit has as yet accrued to Kerman from his operations.
No. 86, dated nth May 1914.
India, a copy of the telegram, noted in the
margin, in regard to certain readjustments
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