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Coll 28/28A ‘Persia: Perso-Baluchistan frontier; demarcation near Mirjawa [mostly copies of papers on 28/28]’ [‎153r] (305/572)

The record is made up of 1 file (285 folios). It was created in 25 Apr 1924-12 Sep 1935. 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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(fJDatad Siala, 24th April, 1924,
BeoeiTtd 25th April, 1924
7X
22nd April*
— TUfina — Keyes reports that Sbcja 5iz«un,who is pro
fessional soldier and ardent Nationalist, proposes to raise
the question of boundary of lirjawa to Kob-i-Xalik Siah,
and to claim that Kacha, Piren and Bobat come mithin
Persian side of this boundary* Keyes regards it as possi
ble that Sbuja Nizam, who has lately shown very aggressive
tendencies, might take advantage of the fact, that these
posts are at present only ncminally held by Persians in
our employ, to force the question by taking possession of
one or more of our posts on the Kacha—Bobat line* I am
addressing you in detail on the subject after receiving
full written report, but it seems advisable to &iard against
the possibility of having our hands forced or lait aocwpli
created. I would therefore recommend that Minister at
Teheran be asked t , as portion of the railway negotiations;,
posts of Saindak, Kacha c Lar, Pi ran and Robat must remain
unoontested pending any formal raising of the question by
Persia and agreement between the two Governments as regards
the interpretation and demarcation of 1896 lineu
Comments follow.
to make it clear that our claim to possession of pres®t
Addressed to Secretary of State and repeated
to Minister at Teheran*

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Photographic reproductions of letters, memoranda, printed copies of correspondence and maps, relating to the demarcation of the border between Persia [Iran] and British Baluchistan (in present-day Pakistan) around the town of Mirjawa [Mīrjāveh]. The majority of the file’s papers are duplicates of material in the file Coll 28/28 ‘Persia. Perso-Baluchistan Frontier. Demarcation near Mirjawa.’ (IOR/L/PS/12/3425).

Correspondence dating between 1924 and 1935 comprises the first part of the file (ff 2-153). The second part of the file is preceded by a cover slip attached to folio 154, which reads: ‘Collection ‘B’’. Papers in this part of the file (ff 154-286) comprise copies of correspondence dating between 1871 and 1912. Three of the file’s thirteen maps (f 223, f 224, f 242) are not duplicates of maps included IOR/L/PS/12/3425.

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1 file (285 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 286; 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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Coll 28/28A ‘Persia: Perso-Baluchistan frontier; demarcation near Mirjawa [mostly copies of papers on 28/28]’ [‎153r] (305/572), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3425A, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100042214844.0x00006a> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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