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File 1880/1904 Pt 1 'Perso-Afghan Frontier: - Seistan Arbitration.' [28v] (61/520)
The record is made up of 1 volume (254 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1903-31 Dec 1910. 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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Dated the 1st February 1905.
From— Colonel A. H. McMahon, C.S.I., C.I.E., British Commissioner, Seistan
Arbitration Commission,
To—The Persian and Afghan Commissioners.
After compliments —The boundary line between the territories of your
Governments in Seistan has now been demarcated with boundary pillars, and
I herewith send you the following maps and documents relating to that
boundary line for the information of your respective Governments:—
(1) The final arbitral statement regarding demarcation of the bound
aries of Seistan. This is written on parchment.
(2) A list containing the necessary details of latitude, longitude, con-
v struction, site, etc., of all the boundary pillars from Koh-i-Malik
Siah to Siah Koh. This list is in three sheets and is a ferro-type
reproduction.
| (3) A map on the scale of 1 inch = 4 miles, illustrating the whole
boundary from Koh-i-Malik Siah to Siah Koh, Bandan. It is
in two sheets and is drawn on tracing cloth.
The above maps and documents all bear my signature and thoroughly
explain the boundary line as now demarcated and will, I hope, prevent any
doubts arising regarding it in the future.
I take this opportunity of conveying to you my thanks for the assistance
given in the work of demarcation, and to express my sincere hope that the
work now completed will prevent further disputes and strengthen the friend
ship between both parties. Usual ending.
Final Arbitral Statement on the Seistan Boundary by Colonel A. H. McMahon, C.S.I. C.I.E,
British Commissioner, Seistan Arbitration Commission, dated 1st February ISOo!
1. The boundary line between Persia and Afghanistan in Seistan was
defined in my arbitral award of November 1903 as follows
“The boundary line in Seistan between Afghanistan on the east and
Persia on the west should run as follows, i.e., from the Malik Siah Koh in
a straight line to the Band-i-Kuhak and thence along the bed of the Helmund
river to^the point of separation* of its two branches, the Bud-i-Parian and
Nad Ali channel. Prom there it should follow the bed of the Nad Ali channel
into the Sikhsar and along the bed of Sikhsar to a point near Deh Yar Muham
mad where the Sikhsar has been diverted towards the west in the water channel
shown on the map which joins the Shela-i-Shamshiri near to Deh Hassan
Kharot. The boundary line should follow the left bank of this wntor
(4) A map on the scale of 1 inch = 1 mile in one sheet, illustrating
only that portion of the boundary which lies between the point
of separation of the Nad Ali channel and the B-ud-i-Parian from
the Helmund and Tappa-i-Tilai.
point of separation ”.)
an ‘ 1 is “ ow r «? kMd ««re correct term
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The volume contains printed selections from official papers of the Foreign Department of the Government of India (telegrams, official letters, and extracts from official diaries), and maps, concerning the settlement of the disputed frontier between Afghanistan and Persia in Seistan (also spelled Sistan in the volume) [Sīstān] during the period 1901-10. The papers are mainly in the form of dispatches from the Government of India, Foreign Department, addressed to the Secretary of State for India. Each despatch includes a list of documents ('enclosures') cited. The later papers are accompanied by minute sheets of the Secret Department, Government of India.
The papers cover: the work of the Arbitration Mission under Colonel (Arthur) Henry McMahon (British Commissioner, Seistan Arbitration Commission), 1903-05, including events up to the departure of the Arbitration Mission, proceedings of the Mission, demarcation of the boundary from Koh-i-Malik Siah to Siah Koh, the Seistan water dispute, and McMahon's report (folios 22-30) on the final settlement and demarcation of the boundary between Persia and Afghanistan, followed by a complete list (folios 31-34) of the boundary pillars on the Perso-Afghan boundary; and reports on the distribution of water in Helmand, 1909-10.
The main correspondents are: McMahon; His Britannic Majesty's Minister, Tehran; the Secretary of State for India; His Britannic Majesty's Chargé d’Affaires, Tehran; His Britannic Majesty's Consul for Seistan and Kain [Kūh-e Kā’īn]; and the Amir of Afghanistan.
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.
The map in the back of the volume, on folio 254, relates to the work of the Sistan Arbitration Commission of 1872 under General Sir Frederick John Goldsmid. The last dated addition to the volume is a note on folio 4 stating that a copy of a paper had been sent to the Foreign Office on 12 January 1911.
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- 1 volume (254 folios)
- Arrangement
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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 256; 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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