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'Memorandum by the Rev. G. P. Badger on the Pretensions of Persia in Beloochistan and Mekran, drawn up with especial reference to her Claim to Gwadur and Charbar' [6r] (11/20)
The record is made up of 1 file (10 folios). It was created in Dec 1863. 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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APPENDIX.
Treaty between His late Highness Seyyed Saeed and the Persian Government, relating
to Bunder Abbas, &c., &c.
Draft of the conditions to be required of the Imaum of Muscat by the Minister
of the Kingdom of Iran.—On his acceptance of the same, the Government of
Kishur and Hormuz. Bunder Abbas and its dependencies, also of the
two maritime islands, together with Eiseen, Tazian,
Shemeel, Minau and Biyab&n, places belonging to the Supreme Government, may
be given to any Arab Chief whom His Highness the Imaum may appoint thereto,
for the space of twenty years, during which time the said places are to be under
his administration.
Art. 1. The Governor of Bunder Abbas shall be subject to the Supreme
Government, and shall render obedience to the Governor of Shiraz. He shall,
moreover, give a written declaration to the Minister of the State that he is under
the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran.
* The rent of the farm. Art - T* 16 amoun t of the Maliyat,* the gratuity
. to the Sudr-el-Azam, and the presents to the
t i.e., per annum. Shuja’ool-Mulk, shall be as followsf :—
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
.
Maliydt -
Gratuity to the Sudr-el-Azam -
„ „ Governor of Shiraz
„ „ Shuja’ool-Mulk
12,000
2,000
1,000
500
16,000
Art. 3. The ditch round Bunder Abbas shall be filled up with earth, and no
other ditch shall he dug there.
Art. 4. For the space of twenty years, the selection of the Governors over
Bunder Abbas and the other places above mentioned shall be vested in the Imaum
and his sons. At the expiration of the said period of twenty years, those countries
must be restored to the Ministers of the State in a prosperous condition, and it
shall rest with them to decide whether they shall again be made over to him [the
Imaum] or not.
Art. 5. The flag of the State, with a certain number of men to guard it, and
also an Officer to see that the flag is respected, shall be maintained [at Bunder
Abbas, &c.] ; also a special courier, who shall bring the Government despatches to
Bunder Abbas every month. And on festivals, and on the birthdays of the Shah,
a salute shall be fired. A gun shall also he fired, at sunrise and at sunset,
throughout the year.
Art. 6. The subjects residing in the above named places, who are now under
» This clause refers to some who ! ;he p 0 ™™ 01, of Bunder Abbas, but who were latterly
took part against the late Seyyed ] n t* 16 service of the State,* shall not be molested
Saeed in his last expedition against in any way, neither shall they be subjected to any
Bunder Abbas. annoyance, but shall be treated with all kindness.
Art. 7. The Governor of Bunder Abbas shall not interfere in any way beyond
the limits of Bunder Abbas, and of the places named in the treaty of the late
Khakhan Fath-Ali Shah.
Art. 8. Should the Governor of Shiraz or the Governor of Laristan see fit to
visit any of the above named places for pleasure or on hunting excursions, they
shall receive the courtesies and compliments due to Governors.
4887. B
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This file consists of a memorandum by George Percy Badger (scholar and missionary) concerning Persian claims in Beloochistan [Baluchistan] and Mekran [Makran], particularly Gwadel or Gwadur [Gwādar] and Charbar [Chābahār]. It contains the following: a history of Persian encroachments in Beloochistan; a table outlining the political divisions of the maritime provinces of Mekran, and their respective governments; an assessment of Persia's jurisdiction on the Mekran Coast; details of the sovereignty of Gwadur; a discussion of hostilities between Persia and the Sultan of Muscat over Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] and other dependencies; a summary of the 1856 treaty between Persia and Muscat. A map depicting the political geography of Mekran is included on folio 5.
The appendices include:
- a translation of the treaty between His late Highness Seyyed Saeed [Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd] and the Persian Government, relating to Bunder Abbas, etc., dated 1856;
- a report by Lieutenant-Colonel Frederic John Goldsmid on the claims of Persia, Khelat [Kalat], and Muscat, to sovereign rights on the Mekran Coast;
- extracts from Lieutenant-Colonel Goldsmid's diaries on defining boundaries and districts;
- a memorandum on Western Mekran by Lieutenant-Colonel Goldsmid.
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- 1 file (10 folios)
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This file consists of a single memorandum (f 1-5), with appendices at the back (f 6-10).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 10; 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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- 'Memorandum by the Rev. G. P. Badger on the Pretensions of Persia in Beloochistan and Mekran, drawn up with especial reference to her Claim to Gwadur and Charbar'
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- 6r:6v
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- Badger, George Percy
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